Saratoga Hospital
Physician Assistant - Bariatric and Weight Loss Program, Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States, 12866
Physician Assistant for Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program in Saratoga Springs, New York Compensation range: $120K - $141K Saratoga Bariatric and Weight Loss Program, a service of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group,#seeks a NYS-licensed Physician Assistant to join our bariatric surgery care team.# Find our program at www.saratogabariatriccenter.com An APP (PA) in this role will provide perioperative management and weight loss management of bariatric patients in collaboration with Dmitri Baranov, MD, our bariatric surgeon, and our bariatric team.# The role includes first assist duties, pre-operative and post-operative patient care management and development of plan of care, intraoperative technique and expertise and postoperative care.# Office responsibilities include: care of post-operative bariatric patients from the day of hospital discharge, assessment and evaluation of lab work, patient testing, and medical weight loss management, etc. Light call coverage required, approximately 1:6, shared with APPS, mostly by phone. On some occasions, may need to present in person for surgical emergency or emergency consult.# Excellent communication skills are required with patients, family members and colleagues.# This candidate will function as a clinical role model, leading clinical skill development, fostering critical thinking skills, promoting safe practice and acting as a consult/liaison#as needed.# Active participation in applicable committees and continuing education through workshops, conferences, in-services and self-study is expected.# Call responsibilities and phone triage will be shared among the group of four. The Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight-Loss Program at Saratoga Hospital is accredited as a comprehensive bariatric facility by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The#Physician Assistant serves as an additional patient care provider, augmenting and extending patient services provided by the health care team. The PA will work closely with members of the team and have a reasonable amount of autonomy in the care and medical decision-making for patients. A few highlights of responsibilities: # Obtains, documents and updates medical history. Identifies health risks and needs. Performs physical examinations and conducts preventive screening procedures based on age and history. Formulates a differential diagnosis and plan of care based on history, physical examination, and clinical findings. Identifies needs of the individual, family, or community. # Orders and review diagnostic tests. Identifies, prescribes, and manage pharmacological therapies. # Determines effectiveness of the plan of care through documentation of patient care outcomes. # Reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. # Makes referrals to other health professionals and community agencies. Admits/discharges to appropriate service. # Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to health care delivery. # Serves on departmental and multidisciplinary committees, which influence or determine policies affecting advanced practice providers. # Participates in and develops projects and quality improvement programs, as well as standards of care and practice. # Maintains current level of knowledge relative to professional practice. # Maintains all required professional documentation, such as license, certifications, infection control, ACLS/BLS, DEA as well as system requirements. # Acts as resource to staff and implements educational programs, as needed. Qualifications One to two years of experience and current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York State Saratoga Hospital Medical Group Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, a multispecialty group of 400 + providers including physicians and advanced practice providers, contributes significantly to the hospital#s continued growth and reputation for excellence. Collegiality plays an integral part in that, too.# Saratoga Hospital welcomed its inaugural class of Family Medicine residents in 2023. Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Hospital was named one of #The World#s Best Hospitals# for the third year in a row. Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed, thriving community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. We have enjoyed continuous growth for more than a decade, along with a reputation for high quality, personalized, compassionate care. Since September 2004, Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet##recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center#the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. The Albany Med Health System Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. This gives our physicians and APPs access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME), and teaching opportunities. This partnership has added access to services typically not offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region#s only academic medical center and the highly specialized medical care it can provide. The compensation and benefit package is competitive. Health and Prescription Plan, Dental and Vision Insurances 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions For full time: Company Paid Life Insurance # Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account Paid Time Off, PTO for CME, CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurance products, services, discount programs and more! Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Saratoga Springs is a great place to live and work, where you will feel a sense of community. Located a half hour from#Albany, New York State#s Capital City, and Albany International Airport; Three hours from New York City, Montreal and Boston # right on the edge of New England, Saratoga County offers family-oriented neighborhoods and communities and excellent schools # both public and private. Saratoga and towns throughout the region draw many to a variety of specialty shops, spas, eateries, many with locally sourced food and regionally produced craft beverages. Music, art, cultural festivals and farmer#s markets add to the vibrant community feel and social scene. Known for world-class entertainment, and abundant year-round recreational and athletic opportunities, Famous venues include: Saratoga Race Course featuring world-class thoroughbred racing,#Saratoga Performing Arts Center,#Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park. Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the#Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more! # Pay Grade: APP # ## Pay Range: $57.69 - $67.79 Compensation may vary based upon, but not limited to: overall experience and qualifications, shift, and location.#
Physician Assistant for Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program in Saratoga Springs, New York
Compensation range: $120K - $141K
Saratoga Bariatric and Weight Loss Program, a service of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, seeks a NYS-licensed Physician Assistant to join our bariatric surgery care team. Find our program at www.saratogabariatriccenter.com
An APP (PA) in this role will provide perioperative management and weight loss management of bariatric patients in collaboration with Dmitri Baranov, MD, our bariatric surgeon, and our bariatric team. The role includes first assist duties, pre-operative and post-operative patient care management and development of plan of care, intraoperative technique and expertise and postoperative care. Office responsibilities include: care of post-operative bariatric patients from the day of hospital discharge, assessment and evaluation of lab work, patient testing, and medical weight loss management, etc.
Light call coverage required, approximately 1:6, shared with APPS, mostly by phone. On some occasions, may need to present in person for surgical emergency or emergency consult.
Excellent communication skills are required with patients, family members and colleagues. This candidate will function as a clinical role model, leading clinical skill development, fostering critical thinking skills, promoting safe practice and acting as a consult/liaison as needed. Active participation in applicable committees and continuing education through workshops, conferences, in-services and self-study is expected. Call responsibilities and phone triage will be shared among the group of four.
The Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight-Loss Program at Saratoga Hospital is accredited as a comprehensive bariatric facility by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
The Physician Assistant serves as an additional patient care provider, augmenting and extending patient services provided by the health care team. The PA will work closely with members of the team and have a reasonable amount of autonomy in the care and medical decision-making for patients. A few highlights of responsibilities:
* Obtains, documents and updates medical history. Identifies health risks and needs. Performs physical examinations and conducts preventive screening procedures based on age and history. Formulates a differential diagnosis and plan of care based on history, physical examination, and clinical findings. Identifies needs of the individual, family, or community.* Orders and review diagnostic tests. Identifies, prescribes, and manage pharmacological therapies.* Determines effectiveness of the plan of care through documentation of patient care outcomes.* Reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary to achieve medical and health goals.* Makes referrals to other health professionals and community agencies. Admits/discharges to appropriate service.* Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to health care delivery.* Serves on departmental and multidisciplinary committees, which influence or determine policies affecting advanced practice providers.* Participates in and develops projects and quality improvement programs, as well as standards of care and practice.* Maintains current level of knowledge relative to professional practice.* Maintains all required professional documentation, such as license, certifications, infection control, ACLS/BLS, DEA as well as system requirements.* Acts as resource to staff and implements educational programs, as needed.
Qualifications
One to two years of experience and current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York State
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, a multispecialty group of 400 + providers including physicians and advanced practice providers, contributes significantly to the hospital's continued growth and reputation for excellence. Collegiality plays an integral part in that, too.
Saratoga Hospital welcomed its inaugural class of Family Medicine residents in 2023.
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Hospital was named one of "The World's Best Hospitals" for the third year in a row.
Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed, thriving community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. We have enjoyed continuous growth for more than a decade, along with a reputation for high quality, personalized, compassionate care. Since September 2004, Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center-the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
The Albany Med Health System
Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. This gives our physicians and APPs access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME), and teaching opportunities. This partnership has added access to services typically not offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region's only academic medical center and the highly specialized medical care it can provide.
The compensation and benefit package is competitive.
* Health and Prescription Plan, Dental and Vision Insurances* 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions* For full time: Company Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD* Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account* Paid Time Off, PTO for CME, CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage* $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurance products, services, discount programs and more!
Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Saratoga Springs is a great place to live and work, where you will feel a sense of community.
* Located a half hour from Albany, New York State's Capital City, and Albany International Airport;* Three hours from New York City, Montreal and Boston - right on the edge of New England,* Saratoga County offers family-oriented neighborhoods and communities and excellent schools - both public and private.* Saratoga and towns throughout the region draw many to a variety of specialty shops, spas, eateries, many with locally sourced food and regionally produced craft beverages.* Music, art, cultural festivals and farmer's markets add to the vibrant community feel and social scene.* Known for world-class entertainment, and abundant year-round recreational and athletic opportunities,* Famous venues include: Saratoga Race Course featuring world-class thoroughbred racing, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park.* Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more!
Pay Grade: APP
Pay Range: $57.69 - $67.79
Compensation may vary based upon, but not limited to: overall experience and qualifications, shift, and location.
Physician Assistant for Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Program in Saratoga Springs, New York
Compensation range: $120K - $141K
Saratoga Bariatric and Weight Loss Program, a service of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, seeks a NYS-licensed Physician Assistant to join our bariatric surgery care team. Find our program at www.saratogabariatriccenter.com
An APP (PA) in this role will provide perioperative management and weight loss management of bariatric patients in collaboration with Dmitri Baranov, MD, our bariatric surgeon, and our bariatric team. The role includes first assist duties, pre-operative and post-operative patient care management and development of plan of care, intraoperative technique and expertise and postoperative care. Office responsibilities include: care of post-operative bariatric patients from the day of hospital discharge, assessment and evaluation of lab work, patient testing, and medical weight loss management, etc.
Light call coverage required, approximately 1:6, shared with APPS, mostly by phone. On some occasions, may need to present in person for surgical emergency or emergency consult.
Excellent communication skills are required with patients, family members and colleagues. This candidate will function as a clinical role model, leading clinical skill development, fostering critical thinking skills, promoting safe practice and acting as a consult/liaison as needed. Active participation in applicable committees and continuing education through workshops, conferences, in-services and self-study is expected. Call responsibilities and phone triage will be shared among the group of four.
The Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight-Loss Program at Saratoga Hospital is accredited as a comprehensive bariatric facility by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP).
The Physician Assistant serves as an additional patient care provider, augmenting and extending patient services provided by the health care team. The PA will work closely with members of the team and have a reasonable amount of autonomy in the care and medical decision-making for patients. A few highlights of responsibilities:
* Obtains, documents and updates medical history. Identifies health risks and needs. Performs physical examinations and conducts preventive screening procedures based on age and history. Formulates a differential diagnosis and plan of care based on history, physical examination, and clinical findings. Identifies needs of the individual, family, or community.* Orders and review diagnostic tests. Identifies, prescribes, and manage pharmacological therapies.* Determines effectiveness of the plan of care through documentation of patient care outcomes.* Reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary to achieve medical and health goals.* Makes referrals to other health professionals and community agencies. Admits/discharges to appropriate service.* Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to health care delivery.* Serves on departmental and multidisciplinary committees, which influence or determine policies affecting advanced practice providers.* Participates in and develops projects and quality improvement programs, as well as standards of care and practice.* Maintains current level of knowledge relative to professional practice.* Maintains all required professional documentation, such as license, certifications, infection control, ACLS/BLS, DEA as well as system requirements.* Acts as resource to staff and implements educational programs, as needed.
Qualifications
One to two years of experience and current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York State
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, a multispecialty group of 400 + providers including physicians and advanced practice providers, contributes significantly to the hospital's continued growth and reputation for excellence. Collegiality plays an integral part in that, too.
Saratoga Hospital welcomed its inaugural class of Family Medicine residents in 2023.
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Hospital was named one of "The World's Best Hospitals" for the third year in a row.
Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed, thriving community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. We have enjoyed continuous growth for more than a decade, along with a reputation for high quality, personalized, compassionate care. Since September 2004, Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center-the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
The Albany Med Health System
Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. This gives our physicians and APPs access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME), and teaching opportunities. This partnership has added access to services typically not offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region's only academic medical center and the highly specialized medical care it can provide.
The compensation and benefit package is competitive.
* Health and Prescription Plan, Dental and Vision Insurances* 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions* For full time: Company Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD* Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account* Paid Time Off, PTO for CME, CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage* $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurance products, services, discount programs and more!
Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Saratoga Springs is a great place to live and work, where you will feel a sense of community.
* Located a half hour from Albany, New York State's Capital City, and Albany International Airport;* Three hours from New York City, Montreal and Boston - right on the edge of New England,* Saratoga County offers family-oriented neighborhoods and communities and excellent schools - both public and private.* Saratoga and towns throughout the region draw many to a variety of specialty shops, spas, eateries, many with locally sourced food and regionally produced craft beverages.* Music, art, cultural festivals and farmer's markets add to the vibrant community feel and social scene.* Known for world-class entertainment, and abundant year-round recreational and athletic opportunities,* Famous venues include: Saratoga Race Course featuring world-class thoroughbred racing, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park.* Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more!
Pay Grade: APP
Pay Range: $57.69 - $67.79
Compensation may vary based upon, but not limited to: overall experience and qualifications, shift, and location.