Job Summary
Job Description
Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY people do more than diagnose and treat; we uplift the spirits and dignity of patients because we love what we do, and it shows. PAGNY is committed to recruiting and retaining productive and enthusiastic physicians and promotes our health professionals’ wellness.
PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, located in the Bronx, accommodates more than 325,000 outpatient visits, more than 100,000 emergency room visits and more than 20,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital is renowned for The [Register to View] target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trauma Center, staffed to treat any traumatic injury or illness, the fully accredited Breast Health Center, and The Burn Center, with more than 40 years of work in burn care. The hospital also serves patients of many other needs. The hospital maintains an academic affiliation with Albert Einstein Medical College of Yeshiva University.
This is a per diem position.
Responsibilities:
- Plans and provides health care for women and individuals across the lifespan, and newborn infants.
- Establishes a complete database concerning the client through history taking, physical examination and ordering/interpreting appropriate laboratory data/tests.
- Assesses the status of the client, develops and implements a plan of care with the client during the prenatal, intrapartal, postpartal, neonatal and interconceptional/gynecological periods.
- Provides guidance, and education for clients and families concerning health maintenance, admission and discharge, labor management including physical and emotional support.
- Manages labor and birth including delivery of the newborn, utilizes medication and performs procedures.
- Provides immediate and the follow-up care of the newborn infant, including circumcision and ongoing assessment and follow-up with the postpartum family.
- Seeks medical consultation, co-management and/or referral for clients with medical, obstetric or gynecologic co-morbidities.
- Performs ongoing review of care, including evaluation and documentation in the medical record.
- Provides contraceptive services and guidance, and evaluation and treatment for minor gynecological conditions.
- Performs expanded practice skills in OB/GYN according to competencies.
- Days, evenings, night, and weekend shifts available.
Qualifications:
- Current NYS license
- Board Certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives
- Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required prior to hire
$85 per hour
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V