Physician Assistant Critical Care

Physician Assistant Critical Care

Westchester Medical Center Valhalla NY

Schedule: 3 Shifts/Week (an average of 1 week of night shifts per month)

Summary:

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU) at Westchester Medical Center in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Practice is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) to join our growing team. In this strictly inpatient nonoperative critical care role the PA will work alongside experienced physician and PA colleagues managing diverse trauma and surgical patients.

Responsibilities:

• Performing medical evaluations diagnosis treatment follow-up and consultations for diverse surgical critical care patients.
• Responding to managing and delivering direct patient care as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
• Gaining a working competency of procedures inclusive of but not limited central line placement/removal insertion/removal of chest tubes and arterial lines.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be board certified as a Physician Assistant and possess or be able to obtain a NYS PA License.
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of Critical Care experience but new graduates will be considered.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Candidates must have BLS ACLS and ATLS

About Us:

WMCHealth is a 1900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla New York with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12000 people and has nearly 3000 attending physicians. From Level 1 Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers the regions only acute care childrens hospital an academic medical center several community hospitals dozens of specialized institutes and centers a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program skilled nursing assisted living facilities homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information visit .

Other:

• Comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes malpractice coverage CME Allowance and 401k
• The highest standard of quality practice backed by comprehensive and collaborative support services
• Opportunities for continued professional development mentoring and career advancement.
• Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physicians Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us:

WMCHealth is a 1900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla New York with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12000 people and has nearly 3000 attending physicians. From Level 1 Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers the regions only acute care childrens hospital an academic medical center several community hospitals dozens of specialized institutes and centers a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program skilled nursing assisted living facilities homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information visit .

To Apply:

For more information about this opportunity please contact our Advanced Clinical Recruitment specialists by email at