Physician Assistant - Cardiology

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a
Physician Assistant - Cardiology
tothe 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:

• Assistin procedures performed in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab suite to include diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, PCI, STEMI, ECMO, and endovascular/peripheral procedures.
• Takeon call shifts with STEMI team.
• Obtainconsent for procedures.
• Perform focused pre-procedural history and physical exams.
• Develop management plan in accordance with established protocols and in conjunction with the Cardiologist.
• Overseas patient scheduling efficiency for procedures, pre- and post-clinic, and vascular medicine clinic.
• Participates in pre- and post-procedural follow up clinic visits and vascular surgery clinic.
• Presents each patient to Lab Director / Cath Attending at clinic, informs attending of changes in patient condition and pertinent diagnostic results.
• Assist in immediate post-procedural management, including sheath removal.
• Perform and/or interpret and/or order routine diagnostic studies including routine laboratory procedures, common radiological studies, and EKG tracings.
• May assist in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemaker.

• Current NYS registration as a Physician Assistant.
• Current certification issued by the NCCPA.
• ACLS required.
• Capable of utilizing all computerized systems in the Cath Lab to include Cardiology Management systems.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred (Not Required).

Wages and Benefits include:

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.
• 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.

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of the diverse population that lives in our New York Community. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in the country and directly…