Physician Assistant - Breast and Plastic Surgery

Summary:

The Plastic & Breast Surgery services at WMCHealth is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Physician Assistant (PA) to join our team.  In this dynamic role, the PA will work across ambulatory, inpatient, and operative settings, providing comprehensive care to a diverse cohort of patients throughout their surgical journey.  The ideal PA will have a passion for breast and plastic surgery and enjoy providing exceptional evidence-based care, while working as part of a multidisciplinary patient centered care team.

• The opportunity to work across diverse clinical areas within plastics and breast surgery, managing patients throughout the entire continuum of surgical care.
• Gain hands-on operative and procedural experience in reconstructive, aesthetic, and oncologic breast procedures.
• Stay current with advances in breast and plastic surgery at an academic medical center through continuing education, professional conferences, and literature review
• Be part of a supportive culture where PAs are integral to the team, not just an afterthought, with mentorship, learning, and leadership opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Independently perform comprehensive preoperative and post-operative evaluations for patients undergoing plastic and breast surgical procedures, including detailed history-taking, physical examination, and formulation of differential diagnoses.
• Assist in the operating room with breast and plastic surgeries.
• Conduct thorough histories and physical examinations, interpret diagnostic results, and formulate evidence-based care plans as part of the patient care team
• Conduct daily rounds on post-surgical inpatient, assessing clinical progress, monitoring for complications, and implementing management plans in collaboration with the surgical team.
• Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans in collaboration with members of the surgical team
• Collaborate to optimize perioperative protocols, ensuring safe patient preparation, accurate surgical site verification, and comprehensive postoperative handoff.
• Educate patients and their family members on diagnoses, treatment options, potential side effects, and symptom management strategies while focused on treating each patient as a whole and individual person

Shift/Status:

Flexible shifts. Primarily schedule: 4 days/week (10hour shifts). This position will be located in Valhalla, NY and Suffern, NY.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Board certified Physician Assistant who possesses, or is eligible to obtain, an applicable NYS license, and has an active DEA
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of surgical experience as a practicing clinical PA, although highly motivated new graduates will also be considered and are encouraged to apply.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Active BLS & ACLS certifications

Additional Benefits:

• Comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes malpractice coverage, CME Allowance, and 401k
• The highest standard of quality practice backed by comprehensive and collaborative support services
• Opportunities for continued professional development, mentoring and career advancement.

To Apply:

• If you are looking to build your subspecialty career in a forward-moving team, we’d love to hear from you! For more information about this opportunity, contact Nicole White, Advanced Clinical Recruiter, by email at Nicole.White@wmchealth.org.

About Us:

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2, and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit WMCHealth.org.

Other:

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Advanced Physician Services (APS) is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This position is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).