Job Description

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Description

• Under the supervision (direct/indirect) of the attending surgeon and supervising PA manages the care of patients in the inpatient/outpatient and OR setting.
• Based on Departmental needs may be assigned specific areas of additional responsibility such as training, OR scheduling, coordination of specific patient care services.

Responsibilities

A. Administrative: * Plays an active role in the training of new employees. Assures that the training process meets department standards.

• Provides continuity in patient care areas to assure that department and hospital policies concerning patient care standards are adhered to.
• Participates in the ongoing quality improvement activities of the Department as assigned.
• Plays an active role in the training of students. Assures that the training process meets department standards.
• Participates in special projects as assigned.
• Remains informed of patient management trends based on literature.
• Represents department as indicated on hospital wide committees.

B. Clinical:

Performs the clinical duties of a Physician Assistant; * Within his/her scope of practice as outlined by the Department and approved by the Hospital\'s medical executive Committee.

• For each individual patient as assigned by the patient\'s individual Attending of the Medical Staff or by the Department.
• Under the direct or indirect supervision of the patient\'s individual Attending of the Medical Staff.
• Within the privileges of that Attending of the Medical Staff.
• Active participation in operating room.
• Inpatient management of surgical patients.
• Evaluate and manage care of surgical patients in the outpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current Registration with New York State as a Physician Assistant.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Certification may be required with American Heart Association Basic and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)/Basic Life Support.
• Specialized certification may be required in specific skills (ie central line, PICC, advanced airway) as indicated by clinical scope of practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability and skill to fulfill scope of practice.
• The highest level of professionalism.
• Demonstrated analytical ability of the level required to effectively diagnose and treat medical/surgical problems under the direction of physician; schedule and guide staff; provide teaching; and coordinate diverse clinical resources.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with hospital staff, patients and family members.
• Possess the necessary manual dexterity and skills required for anticipated clinical duties and physical strength necessary for lifting and proper handling/positioning of patients.
• Advanced knowledge of current electronic patient record and OR scheduling system.

Employer Description

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai\'s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

\xe2\x80\x9cAbout the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients\' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report\'s Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report\'s \xe2\x80\x9cBest Children\'s Hospitals\xe2\x80\x9d ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children\'s Hospital among the country\'s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek\'s \xe2\x80\x9cThe World\'s Best Smart Hospitals\xe2\x80\x9d ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.\xe2\x80\x9d

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $63.1 - $83.62 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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