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Position type Regular Full-Time
Department Pediatric Surgery
Location

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203

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Salary $425,000

Overview

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Pediatric Surgeon to the group at Kings County Hospital. Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center in order to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery.

 

Kings County is located in the East Flatbush/Prospect-Lefferts section of Brooklyn, close to the 2 and 5 subways. Our patients are diverse, with the majority being Afro-Caribbean. Most of our patients are native English speakers. Knowledge of French/Haitian Creole is helpful, but not required.

 

Responsibilities

  • Performs the most difficult and highly specialized professional surgical work in his field or specialty.Direct patient care.
  • Supervision/Teaching/Guidance of house staff and other members of the surgical/medical team.
  • Attends weekly staff conferences.
  • Assists in the maintenance of standard of performance of physicians and of other professional employees working in the service.
  • Performs related work as required or as directed by the Chief of Service or Director of Service.
  • Takes appropriate precautions while maintaining patient and staff confidentiality.
  • Takes the necessary precautions to ensure patient safety.
  • Takes necessary precautions to ensure the organization’s patient safety goals.
  • Participates and assists the Chief of Surgery in tasks and generation of metrics to support quality assurance and performance improvement for the Department of General Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Division

Qualifications

  • Current licensed NYS registration certificate
  • Current DEA licensed certification
  • Board Eligible/Board Certified
  • Graduated from approved Medical School
  • Completion of approved residency in specialty
  • ACLS/ATLS/PALS certification or eligible to obtain

Exceptional Benefits Include: 

  • Competitive compensation package 
  • 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution starting day one 
  • Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one 
  • Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one 
  • Generous paid time off program 
  • CME days and dollars 
  • Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center 
  • Visa candidates are considered  
  • Occurrence-based Medical Malpractice policy coverage 
  • Annual Salary: $425,000.00

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City.  PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), the largest public health system in the United States.  Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.  

  

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (“PAGNY”) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. 

  

If you wish to view PAGNY’s EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal “EEO is the law” poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. 

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