Physician Assistant - Breast and Plastic Surgery
21 days ago
New York
\n\n\n Summary: \n\n The Plastic Breast Surgery services at WMCHealth is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Physician Assistant (PA) to join our team. In this dynamic role, the PA will work across ambulatory, inpatient, and operative settings, providing comprehensive care to a diverse cohort of patients throughout their surgical journey. The ideal PA will have a passion for breast and plastic surgery and enjoy providing exceptional evidence-based care, while working as part of a multidisciplinary patient centered care team. \n\n\n\t • The opportunity to work across diverse clinical areas within plastics and breast surgery, managing patients throughout the entire continuum of surgical care.\n\t, • Gain hands-on operative and procedural experience in reconstructive, aesthetic, and oncologic breast procedures.\n\t, • Stay current with advances in breast and plastic surgery at an academic medical center through continuing education, professional conferences, and literature review\n\t, • Independently perform comprehensive preoperative and post-operative evaluations for patients undergoing plastic and breast surgical procedures, including detailed history-taking, physical examination, and formulation of differential diagnoses. \n\t, • Assist in the operating room with breast and plastic surgeries.\n\t, • Conduct thorough histories and physical examinations, interpret diagnostic results, and formulate evidence-based care plans as part of the patient care team\n\t, • Conduct daily rounds on post-surgical inpatient, assessing clinical progress, monitoring for complications, and implementing management plans in collaboration with the surgical team.\n\t, • Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans in collaboration with members of the surgical team\n\t, • Collaborate to optimize perioperative protocols, ensuring safe patient preparation, accurate surgical site verification, and comprehensive postoperative handoff.\n\t, • Board certified Physician Assistant who possesses, or is eligible to obtain, an applicable NYS license, and has an active DEA\n\t, • Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of surgical experience as a practicing clinical PA, although highly motivated new graduates will also be considered and are encouraged to apply.\n\t, • Must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.\n\t, • Comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes malpractice coverage, CME Allowance, and 401k\n\t, • The highest standard of quality practice backed by comprehensive and collaborative support services\n\t