NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job DescriptionResponsibilities:
- Manage conservative, preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative patient care in the outpatient and inpatient setting through conducting history and physical exam, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and providing appropriate medical treatment. Educate and counsel patients regarding medical diagnoses and treatment options.
- Collaborate with supervising physicians, residents, and other medical professionals to optimize patient experience.
- First and second assist with cosmetic and reconstructive cases on pediatric and adult patients. Manage surgical schedules and prepare clinics with pre-screenings. Obtain insurance preauthorizations, peer to peers, and appeals.
- Demonstrate, teach, supervise, and precept PA students and pre-PA students in clinical and surgical activities to develop student's knowledge and skills to ensure proper patient care.Train and mentor all incoming PA's including the OMFS PA. Create and maintain Bellevue Guidelines with all team members, their roles and responsibilities.
- prepare the plastic surgery note templates and smart phrases including preops, follow ups, discharge summaries, procedure notes, letters of medical necessity, and letters for work and distributed to our service
- Manage and screen clinics to convert clinic slots to televisits and video visits to ensure a balance of safety and social distancing for clinic staff, providers, and patients. Create new templates for telehealth and distribute instructions to the team
Hours: Monday - Friday 11pm - 7am (OVERNIGHTS)No weekends/ holidays
Minimum Qualifications1. Current New York State registration as a Physician Assistant; or 2. Current limited permit issued by New York State to practice as a Physician Assistant.NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs