Attending Physician - Pulmonary/Critical Care

PAGNY has an opportunity for a Pulmonary/Critical Care Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, 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 and trains their medical students and OBGYN residents. 

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. 

The Mission of NYCHHC 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.  

Under general direction, with latitude for independent judgment and discretion, performs the most difficult and highly specialized professional medical work of managing patients admitted to the Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Intensive Care Unit Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Physician performs critical care consults and procedures, treats ambulatory care patients, and reads pulmonary lab tests.

• Examines patients, orders, performs or supervises appropriate therapeutic treatments.
• Consults with other members of the professional staff, and may give guidance, advise, or professional medical opinion to less experienced members of the professional medical staff, the house staff and other members of the health care team.
• May provide instruction for Medical Students in specialty or subspecialty areas.
• For other designated specialties and/or subspecialties, performs the difficult, and highly specialized professional work related to the field.

• Current licensed NYS registration certificate
• Current DEA Registration
• Board Eligible/Certified in specialty
• Completion of an approved residency and fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine specialty and sub-specialty
• Graduate from an approved Medical School 

Benefits include:

• Competitive compensation package
• 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service
• Choice of a three-tiered nearly FREE medical plan
• Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage
• Generous paid time off program
• CME days
• Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center
• Visa candidates are considered
• Salary: $325,000.00

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.

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