Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant

Job Title: Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant
Job ID: 777889095
Employer: Ellis Hospital
Location: Schenectady, NY
Provider Category: Advanced Practice Providers (PA's, APRN's)
Provider Type: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
New Grads OK? No
Description

The Physician Assistant will work with the Cardiothoracic Service Team to provide assistance in the care of cardiothoracic surgery patients. Coverage includes the Operating Room, the Intensive Care Unit, and the Emergency Department. Must have active participation in and appropriate leadership skills for the hospital code team. The PA is responsible to perform, under the responsibility and supervision of the physician, diagnostic and therapeutic tasks to allow the physician to extend his/her services through the more effective use of his/her knowledge in the sphere of decision making required to establish a diagnosis and to plan therapy. Ellis Medicine is a 438-bed community and teaching healthcare system serving New York?s Capital Region. With four campuses ? Ellis Hospital, Ellis Health Center, Bellevue Woman?s Center and Medical Center of Clifton Park ? five additional service locations, more than 3,300 employees and more than 700 members of our medical staff. Ellis Medicine is one of the largest employers in the area and we provide a network of care to serve every segment of the population.