Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Pediatric Surgeon 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. 

 

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