Thoracic Surgeon

Overview

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 people do more than diagnose and treat; we uplift the spirits and dignity of patients because we love what we do, and it shows.

PAGNY is committed to recruiting and retaining productive and enthusiastic physicians and promotes our health professionals’ wellness.

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.

NYC Health + Hospitals-Lincoln , located in the South Bronx, is an acute care teaching hospital academically affiliated with Weill-Cornell Medical College .

Lincoln is dedicated to providing high quality patient care to a diverse community and is an American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma verified Level I Trauma Center and designated by the State of New York.

Lincoln has all medical specialties available to support a growing thoracic surgery practice including a robotic assisted surgery program with two Xi da Vinci systems.

The thoracic surgeon would have two days of OR block time for open, VATS or robotic assisted surgery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of residents and mid-level providers to cover both inpatient and ambulatory thoracic clinical practices
• Attend all thoracic surgery consults in a timely manner in accordance with policies and procedures
• Attend solid tumor conference every two weeks
• Establish and direct or co-direct a chest multidisciplinary conference as a working and teaching conference with a lung cancer screening program
• Aggressively work to build the volume of chest surgery cases (thoracic)

Qualifications

• Board certified, or board-eligible, in Thoracic Surgery
• Possess a New York State Medical License

Preferred Qualifications :

• Boarded in Surgery
• Training in VATS and robotic assisted thoracic surgery
• Experience with esophageal / foregut cases including robotic assisted surgery

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
• Salary Amount or Range : $385,

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.

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