Physician Assistant - Pain Management (28939)

Physician Affiliate Group Of New York•Brooklyn, NY

15h•$131,127 - $174,836

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Pain Management to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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: Schedule: Daytime, with flexibility. Attend ambulatory Pain Practice sessions. Assess adult and pediatric patients with acute and chronic pain problems. Perform and document complete histories and physical examinations, ordering of tests, and reviewing results. Obtain prior authorizations for prescriptions and procedures from insurance companies. Respond promptly to in-basket messages from patients. Participate in the management of acute and chronic pain problems identified during patient evaluations. Request appropriate specialty consultations. Respond to inpatient and outpatient pain consults. Assist pain management physicians with interventional procedures and coordinate pre-procedure medical care to ensure patients are optimized for planned procedures. Collect and correlate data for quality improvement initiatives and participate in interdisciplinary Pain Management CQI activities.

Requirements

Board Eligible or Board Certified by the NCCPA.
Licensed to practice in New York State.
Active DEA Registration.
ACLS & BLS Certification.

Responsibilities

Attend ambulatory Pain Practice sessions.
Assess adult and pediatric patients with acute and chronic pain problems.
Perform and document complete histories and physical examinations, ordering of tests, and reviewing results.
Obtain prior authorizations for prescriptions and procedures from insurance companies.
Respond promptly to in-basket messages from patients.
Participate in the management of acute and chronic pain problems identified during patient evaluations.
Request appropriate specialty consultations.
Respond to inpatient and outpatient pain consults.
Assist pain management physicians with interventional procedures and coordinate pre-procedure medical care to ensure patients are optimized for planned procedures.
Collect and correlate data for quality improvement initiatives and participate in interdisciplinary Pain Management CQI activities.

Benefits

Annual Base Salary: $131,127 - $174,836 based on 40-hour work week and years of state licensure.
The annual total value of compensation package is estimated at $144,239 - $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.