Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Advanced Endoscopist to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. The Hospital is part of NYC Health + Hospitals. 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 maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.
The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
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.
Provide inpatient and outpatient Gastrointestinal care Participate in the advanced endoscopy consultation service Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for patients with pancreaticobiliary diseases, as well as general gastroenterological care Perform advanced endoscopic procedures including but not limited to Endoscopic Ultrasound, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Deep Enteroscopy, Endoluminal Stenting, Complex Polypectomy, and Endobariatrics Perform diagnostic and therapeutic Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and/or Push Enteroscopy (with or without biopsies, polypectomy, control of bleeding, ligation of varices, removal of foreign bodies, dilation, stenting, etc.) Perform and interpret capsule endoscopy, pH/impedance, and manometry studies Supervise and mentor gastroenterology fellows and medicine residents assigned to the gastroenterology and hepatology service Provide weekend and evening call coverage for gastroenterology services at H+H/Kings County and SUNY Downstate Medical Center Academic appointment at SUNY Downstate Medical Center Applicants with an interest in motility are encouraged to apply Protected 1 day admin time per week