52507PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I

ANNOUNCEMENT OF Professional Vacancy

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK · DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
450 CLARKSON AVENUE, BOX 1194, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203

Department: SURGERY/ TRANSPLANT Job Title: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I

Professional Rank: SL-5 Descriptive Title: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I

Salary Range: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Line Number: Line# 52507

Additional Position Information: *Please ensure you include the 5-digit Line Number and Job Title in the subject line and body of your email submission. Hours of work: 6AM - 6:00PM; Days of week: Variable

Brief Description of Duties:
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

The Department of Transplant Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant. The successful candidate will:
- Expedite pre-transplant evaluations and living donor transplants: Conduct histories and physicals on transplant candidates. Interview and examine living donors and recipients. Collaborate with attending staff in interpretation of information and developing plan of care.
- Network with transplant coordinators in pre-transplant evaluation and preparation for transplant. Collaborate with nephrologists in dialysis planning.
- Contact appropriate personnel to obtain information necessary for pre-transplant evaluation and care. Provide continuity of care for inpatients: Collaborate with attending and nursing staff in patient evaluation and care. Participate in development and implementation of new immunosuppressive protocols.
- Ensure adherence to established immunosuppressive medication protocols. Streamline patient care and reduce length of stay. Provide post-operative wound care. Ensure smooth transition to outpatient care.
- Assist in transplant clinics: expedite patient flow through clinics. Follow directives of attending staff in patient care. Provide outpatient evaluations and wound care.
- Evaluate and discuss patient responses to treatment. Provide patient education and support Peri-operative support: Ensure thoroughness of pre-operative evaluation. Schedule and expedite transplant and access surgery.
- Assistant/ attending staff in busy operating room, with limited house staff due to 405 regulations.
- Additional duties as needed
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ABOVE POSITION DESCRIPTION

All successful candidates must undergo various background checks, maintain credentials required for continued employment and adhere to the SUNY-DMC UHB Principles of Behavior. Clinical Faculty and Allied Health professionals must receive and maintain Medical Board authorization.

Qualifications:
- NYS license and Bachelors of Science Degree from an approved Physician’s Assistant Program required.
- Minimum of two years of experience including inpatient care or experience in transplant and general surgery.
- BLS, ACLS certified. Verification of credentials and experience subject to Medical Board Review.

Posting ID: 19088 Ref #: B/PR-52507-20

Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a cover letter to ==>
Please include: Job Title( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I ), Line( 52507 ) and PostingID( 19088 ) The Employment Office
M.S.C. 1194
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203 ( email: Careers@downstate.edu )

Closing date for receipt of applications:

Internal Consideration Program: 01/01/29 Off-campus recruitment: 01/01/29

SUNY Downstate Medical Center offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familiar status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or criminal conviction.

Department:	SURGERY/ TRANSPLANT	Job Title:	PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I
Professional Rank:	SL-5	Descriptive Title:	PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I
Salary Range:	COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS	Line Number:	Line# 52507

Additional Position Information: *Please ensure you include the 5-digit Line Number and Job Title in the subject line and body of your email submission. Hours of work: 6AM - 6:00PM; Days of week: Variable
Brief Description of Duties: Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. The Department of Transplant Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant. The successful candidate will: - Expedite pre-transplant evaluations and living donor transplants: Conduct histories and physicals on transplant candidates. Interview and examine living donors and recipients. Collaborate with attending staff in interpretation of information and developing plan of care. - Network with transplant coordinators in pre-transplant evaluation and preparation for transplant. Collaborate with nephrologists in dialysis planning. - Contact appropriate personnel to obtain information necessary for pre-transplant evaluation and care. Provide continuity of care for inpatients: Collaborate with attending and nursing staff in patient evaluation and care. Participate in development and implementation of new immunosuppressive protocols. - Ensure adherence to established immunosuppressive medication protocols. Streamline patient care and reduce length of stay. Provide post-operative wound care. Ensure smooth transition to outpatient care. - Assist in transplant clinics: expedite patient flow through clinics. Follow directives of attending staff in patient care. Provide outpatient evaluations and wound care. - Evaluate and discuss patient responses to treatment. Provide patient education and support Peri-operative support: Ensure thoroughness of pre-operative evaluation. Schedule and expedite transplant and access surgery. - Assistant/ attending staff in busy operating room, with limited house staff due to 405 regulations. - Additional duties as needed DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ABOVE POSITION DESCRIPTION
All successful candidates must undergo various background checks, maintain credentials required for continued employment and adhere to the SUNY-DMC UHB Principles of Behavior. Clinical Faculty and Allied Health professionals must receive and maintain Medical Board authorization.
Qualifications: - NYS license and Bachelors of Science Degree from an approved Physician’s Assistant Program required. - Minimum of two years of experience including inpatient care or experience in transplant and general surgery. - BLS, ACLS certified. Verification of credentials and experience subject to Medical Board Review.
Posting ID: 19088	Ref #: B/PR-52507-20
Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a cover letter to ==> Please include: Job Title( PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT I ), Line( 52507 ) and PostingID( 19088 )		The Employment Office M.S.C. 1194 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11203 ( email: Careers@downstate.edu )
Closing date for receipt of applications:
Internal Consideration Program: 01/01/29	Off-campus recruitment: 01/01/29