Physician Assistant - Behavioral Health (29480)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•New York, NY

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Behavioral Health to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi Medical Center is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and North Central Bronx Hospital (NCB) has 213 licensed beds. To this day, Jacobi and NCB remain respected leaders in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards. The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Opportunity Details: Conduct a broad range of evaluative and care functions in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program/ Psychiatric Emergency Room, the Inpatient Psychiatric Service, and the Comprehensive Alcoholism Treatment Center Inpatient Service.

Requirements

Current New York State registration as a Physician Assistant.
Current certification issued by the NCCPA.
For Behavioral Health functions: Demonstration of proficiency.
For auricular acupuncture, under supervision of a physician - this competency requires certification of completion of an approved course of training.

Responsibilities

Detailed medical history and physical examinations, including the identification of acute and chronic medical problems, medication needs, and diagnostic plans.
Performance and/or interpretation of routine diagnostic studies, including venipuncture, arterial puncture, common radiologic studies, EKG tracings, and PAP smears.
Performance of routine therapeutic procedures including injections, immunizations, wound care, suturing, incision and drainage of superficial infections, and insertion of nasogastric tubes and bladder catheters.
Counseling of patients regarding physical and mental health, diet, disease prevention, health promotion, safe sexual practice, and reproductive planning.
Collaboration with the supervising Physician in the implementation of a plan of treatment, including the prescription of non-psychotropic medications, and documentation in the medical record of diagnostic studies, ongoing clinical status, and therapeutic plans.
Participation in life-saving measures in cases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Benefits

Annual Base Salary: $131,127 - $174,836 based on 40-hour work week.
The annual total value of compensation package is estimated at $144,239 and $192,319, which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution and other factors as set forth below:
401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits): Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required. After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
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.
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.