Surgical Physician Assistant - Operating Room

The Perioperative Surgical Physician’s Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide surgical assistance as part of a pool of surgical assistants including Physician Assistants, Registered Nurse First Assistants, and Nurse Practitioner/RNFA may also be assigned other patient-specific care within the scope of granted privileges, to include but not limited to Physician’s offices, inpatient floors and Emergency Department.  The PA/NP will report to and take direction as to work hours, patient care assignments and non-patient-specific duties from the Director of Perioperative Services.  When involved in patient specific care, the PA/NP will be under the direct supervision of the surgeon of record for the patient.  This position may involve participation in a call rotation for after-hours surgery assistance.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

Education/Skills Required:
1.    Eligible for licensure in NYS as a Certified Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner.
2.    Three (3) years of clinical experience providing direct patient care is required.  Clinical experience as a Certified Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner with RNFA is preferred.
3.    ACLS required.
4.    Experience as a Surgical Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner with RNFA will be considered first.

As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.