CHIEF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: No Department: Onc-Med Onc FPG Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI, OCCASIONAL WEEKENDS Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Pay Range: $162,940.72-$203,675.90 The practice Of a Physician Assistant shall include medical services within the education, training and experience Of the physician assistant that are delegated by the supervising physician.

Medical services rendered by physician assistants may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulating a diagnosis; developing and implementing a treatment plan; monitoring the effectiveness Of therapeutic interventions; assisting at surgery; Offering counseling and education to meet patient needs; making appropriate referrals.

Physician Assistants in an emergency shall be authorized to treat any medical disease and/or perform and medical and surgical procedures at the hospital for affiliates.

An emergency for these purposes is defined as a situation in Which any delay in administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or an immediate threat to life Of the patient and the patient's private physician is not immediately available. In addition, Chief PA responsibilities include general supervision Of the PA team as well as additional duties.

Further responsibilities may included overseeing completion and submission Of routine and special reports; oversee various research protocols; data preparation for departmental studies and/or projects.

The activities listed above may be performed in any setting authorized by the supervising physician, including but not limited to clinics, hospitals, ambulatory centers, and Other institution settings Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree Graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant Program New York State Physician Assistant License 8 years related work experience NCCPA certified ACLS Certified BLS certified Attend 100 hours minimum CME every 2 years/ maintain 10 hours FACT accredited CMEannually1 Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.