Physician Assistant - Cardiology

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Cardiology 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. Join our Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Endovascular Team and take your PA career to the next level where Physician Assistants are recognized as an integral part of the healthcare team by providing the highest quality patient care. Jacobi Medical Center is an American College of Surgeons verified Level I Trauma Center. The highly academic Cardiology division at Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital is seeking a highly motivated Physician Assistant to provide high quality treatment at all points of care within our Cardiac Catheterization and Endovascular program. We recently received PCI certification and are in the final stages of building a state-of-the-art lab and renovating our old lab. Our Cardiac Catheterization Lab serves many roles including diagnostic catheterization, coronary intervention, and a very robust Endovascular Interventional program with its own dedicated fellowship that is a model of collaboration between Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Surgery. In addition, we have a growing volume of EP device implants (Pacemakers, ICD, BiV) that are performed by a highly skilled Electrophysiologist. We are the first and only Hospital within NYC Health + Hospitals and only hospital in the Bronx with a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) which utilizes the Catheterization Lab to deliver advanced therapies (suction embolectomy, catheter directed lysis). This position requires teamwork, flexibility, the ability to multi-task and attention to detail. ON-Call is required for this position. We’re committed to meeting your expectations and will invest in your training by providing one-to-one mentorship with our Interventional Cardiologists, ability to be first assist at the table, and an environment in which to succeed. Opportunity Details Perform a detailed and accurate history and physical examination. Develop treatment plans in conjunction with Attending Physician to provide optimal patient medical management. Order laboratory tests, x-rays, special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures as per Attending’s recommendation. Follow up and document pertinent progress of patients, update and summarize charts, write orders and progress notes, and notify Attending Physician of changes in patient's condition on a daily basis and when appropriate. Assist during Cardiac Catheterizations and Endovascular Interventions at every level - pre-procedure, intra-procedural, procedural, and post-procedure. Participates in continuing medical education, team conferences, and lectures for the service. Post-procedure, assist in the care of patients by monitoring their recovery, ordering and reviewing lab tests, and addressing post-procedure complications. Participates in patient education and discharge process. Requires on-call and the ability to get to the hospital within 30 minutes for STEMI. #J-18808-Ljbffr