Job Summary
Job Description
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in the borough, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County maintains close relationships with NYC Health + Hospitals’ diagnostic, post-acute, and long-term care centers. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Responsibilities:
PURPOSE OF POSITION
Functions as first assistant on robotic surgery cases and provides pre- and post-operative care for robotic surgery patients.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primarily responsible for promoting the development of a high performance team inthe operating room,with a particular focus on optimizing the team's performance in robotic surgery cases.
There also will be multiple other areas of interaction with the Robotic Team outside of the OR including assistance with pre- and post-operative management of patient care.
Additionally there will be opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement/Program Development, Patient Care/Patient Safety,and Special Projects.
Qualifications:
- New York State Physician Assistant License
- NCCPA board certification or eligibility
- DEA prescribing license
- ACLS life support certification or eligible to obtain
- Post-graduate (Masters degree) preferred
EOE M/F/D/V