General Surgeon

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•New York, NY

3d•$330,000 - $340,000•Onsite

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is seeking a General Surgeon to join the team at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. This role is based at a redesigned healthcare campus featuring the new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital, which offers emergency care, modern labor & delivery suites, and state-of-the-art surgical services. The Health & Wellness Institute provides a range of outpatient services. The hospital has strong academic affiliations with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. NYC Health + Hospitals is committed to providing high-quality healthcare services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of their ability to pay, and operates under the ICARE standards.

Requirements

Board Eligible or Board Certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery
New York Medical License (or eligibility to obtain)
Active BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certifications

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive general surgical care to adult patients in Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Department, and Operative settings.
Evaluate and manage patients presenting with acute and elective general surgical conditions, including acute abdominal conditions, soft-tissue infections, gastrointestinal emergencies, surgical complications, and other conditions within the scope of General Surgery.
Provide preoperative evaluation, operative management, and postoperative care.
Participate in the General Surgery inpatient service, surgical consultation service, and General Surgery call schedule, including emergency surgical coverage.
Participate in the evaluation, resuscitation, operative management, and ongoing care of injured patients requiring general surgical expertise, including participation in the surgical response to trauma activations.
Collaborate with other clinical disciplines in the management of complex surgical patients.
Participate in Departmental quality assurance and performance improvement activities, including morbidity and mortality conferences, peer review, case review, and other surgical quality initiatives.
Support the hospital's ongoing development of organized trauma services and readiness for Level III Trauma Center designation.
Participate in the education and supervision of residents, fellows, medical students, advanced practice providers, and other clinical staff as applicable.

Benefits

Annual Base Salary: $330,000 (board eligible); $340,000 (board certified) based on 40-hour work week.
Additional compensation available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.
401(k) Company Contribution: Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings.
Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.
Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.
Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
Loan Forgiveness: Position may be eligible for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs.
Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based): Provided at no cost to the employee.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.
Visa sponsorship will be considered for this position.