Surgical Physician Assistant
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Salary$84/hr
Location12 North 7th Avenue
Also inMount Vernon, New York
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityEntry
DepartmentSurgery
Company size501–1,000 people
PostedOct 9, 2026 · 3w ago
Verified live15h ago
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BS Required
NYS Physician’s Assistant Licensure
Graduate of ARC-PA accredited PA Program
OHS Fit Test
OHS Annual Assessment
current ACLS required
MS Preferred
City/State:
Mount Vernon, New York
Grant Funded:
No
Department:
MMV Department Of Surgery
Bargaining Unit:
1199
Work Shift:
Day
Work Days:
DAYS VARY
Scheduled Hours:
7 AM-3:30 PM
Scheduled Daily Hours:
7.5 HOURS
Hourly Rate:
$83.74
For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.
Benefits
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Job Summary
The practice of a Surgical physician assistant shall include medical services within the education, training and experience of the physician assistant that are delegated by the supervising physician.
Medical services rendered by Surgical physician assistants may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulating a diagnosis; developing and implementing a treatment plan; monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions; assisting at surgery; offering counseling and education to meet patient needs; making appropriate referrals. Surgical Physician Assistants, in an emergency, shall be authorized to treat any medical disease and/or perform any medical and surgical procedures at the hospital for affiliates. An emergency, for these purposed, is defined as a situation in which any delay in administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or an immediate threat to life of the patient and that a qualified practitioner is not immediately available.
The activities listed below may be performed in any setting authorized by the supervising physician, including but not limited to, clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, patient homes, nursing homes and other institution settings.
Essential Functions
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Abscess, Incision & Drainage
Anesthesia, local
Arterial Punctures
Arterial Line, removal
Bladder Irrigation
Blood Products, administration
Casts, applications & removal
CVP Line, removal
EKG Recording
Enteral Feed Tubes, insertion and removal
Foley Catheters, insertion and removal
Immobilization, extremities
Injections, Sub Q, IM intradermal
Intravenous Medication, administration
Lacerations, repair of
Nail Trephining
Nasogastric Tubes, insertion and removal
Oropharyngeal Airway (current ACLS required)
Pap Smear
Skin Tests, administration of
First Assist ion Operating Room
Suction
Surgical Dressings, application/removal
Sutures and/or staple removal
Venipuncture
Wound Debridement
Qualifications
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BS Required
•
MS Preferred
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NYS Physician’s Assistant Licensure
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Graduate of ARC-PA accredited PA Program
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OHS Fit Test
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OHS Annual Assessment
Legal
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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