Job Opportunities

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.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant 1. The successful candidate will:

• Provide full support to the General Surgery Division.
• Evaluate inpatients in conjunction with surgery residents when attendings are not immediately available.
• Communicate effectively with physicians.
• Scrub with the general surgery team.
• Order and follow up on the scheduling and performance of diagnostic tests.
• Complete medication orders and monitor performances of prescribed treatment plans.
• Collaborate with surgeons, resident, and nursing staff in a timely interpretation of clinical information. 
• Liaison and communicate effectively with physicians of all departments, nursing, and ancillary staff in streamlining patient care and reducing length of stay.
• Monitor day-to-day clinical events while participating in discharge planning conferences/rounds with social workers and case managers.
• He/she ensures that patients are adequately prepared for hospital discharge and that follow-up schedules are properly put in place.
• Support perioperative care by networking with other clinical disciplines.
• Support staff in expediting pre-operative evaluations for inpatients and patients to be scheduled for future elective procedures while completing pre-op history and physicals.
• Support the Surgical Education Programs by educating residents, medical students, and nursing staff in new techniques of care for patients with surgical conditions.  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an approved Physician Assistant program.
• New York State Physician Assistant Licensure.
• 2+ years of hospital based practice as a Physician Assistant.
• 1+ year experience in General Surgery operative environment. 
• BLS, ACLS Certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current National Certification by AAPA. 

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 6:00am to 6:00pm

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:

  An approved COVID-19 vaccination.

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu