Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Anesthesiologist to the Anesthesiology group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. The department of Anesthesia at Kings County Hospital handles over 5500 cases annually and averages about 480 cases per month as a Trauma 1 Center. There are two types of calls: OR and OB call. Both are 24-hour calls weekdays 7a-7p and weekends 8a-8p. Calls average about 3-4 per month. We do have flexibility to accommodate more or less calls per month. We also try to accommodate based on preference and experience. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards. 

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Opportunity Details: 

Anesthetic management for patients requiring surgical procedures in the Operating Room and/or Peds area Supervision of CRNA staff, resident, medical student and student nurse anesthetists in the clinical area Ongoing participation in the departmental Quality Assurance program Membership in appropriate committees, as requested by the Chief of Service and/or Chairperson Clinical resource for all levels of trainees Participation in the didactic portion of resident, student nurse anesthetist and medical students' educational programs Time not spent in direct patient care will be devoted to appropriate administrative, educational and/or research activities Participate in ongoing continuing education programs to maintain and upgrade skills Demonstrate an awareness of the Organization's safety plan and demonstrate proficiency in each skill CRNA:MD ratio is 2:1 with supervision