Physician Assistant / Cardiology/Medicine / Union Role

Job Description

Top Rated Medical Center located in Brooklyn, NY is currently seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to join their dedicated and passionate team. This role comes with a very competitive salary and benefits package as well. Please apply for more details.

Physician Assistant - Cardiology/Medicine - 1199 Union Role
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $133k-$170k depending on experience, Union role with benefits.
Schedule: 12-hour nights or flexible shifts, 3 days a week, totaling 12 shifts per month. Required to work 2 weekends each month.
Responsibilities :

• Performs duties as per the Department/Division "Physician Assistant Delineation of Privileges" after appropriate training and approval by the Chairman.
• With approval of supervising physician, orders diagnostic and laboratory tests. Reports results of all clinical and diagnostic findings to supervising physician and with him/her, communicates results of medical examination to patients.
• Formulates appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans, writes appropriate orders.
• Performs procedures on patients as defined in the Department/Division Delineation of Privileges.
• Documents all diagnoses, procedures, treatments, and other relevant information in patient's chart.
• Notifies attending physician of any change of patient's status or unexpected events requiring direct physician consultation.
• Participates in patient care rounds, teaching conferences and appropriate quality assurance meetings.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, compliance, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Obtains arterial and venous access and/or cannulation of arteries or veins for procedures.
• Assists in right and left heart interventions.
• Assists in intracoronary interventions.
• Assists in Intravascular diagnostic and interventional procedures (i.e. renal, peripheral procedures). Document preliminary results of procedures in progress notes as discussed with attending.
• Assists in placement of temporary/permanent pacemakers.
• Care for patient's pre and post cardiac/vascular procedures, including preadmission testing; document in progress notes as to findings.
• Assists in interrogation of pacemakers, AICD.
• Assists in EP studies, ablations and placement of PPM & AICDs.
• Participates in resuscitation and emergent procedures as deemed necessary.
• Performs/Assists in other procedures as deemed appropriate by the supervising physician.

Requirements:

• Two years' experience in Cardiology preferred.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited PA program.
• Licensed by the NY State Department of Education.
• Board certified by the NCCPA (National Commission on Certification for Physicians Assistant).
• BCLS certification, ACLS certification if departmental requirement.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification (Stroke only).
• Valid DEA number.