Physiatrist

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding one Physiatrist to the Rehabilitation Medicine 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.

• Perform specialized professional medical work in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• Examine patients, order or perform appropriate treatments.
• Counsel and educate patients.
• Work with other members of the rehabilitation team and provide guidance and professional medical opinions.
• Give guidance and direction to the house staff and other members of the rehabilitation team.
• Participate in the teaching of the house staff.
• Assist the Director of Service in the administration of the service.
• Participate in the establishment and maintenance of standards of performance of physicians and other professional employees working in the service.
• Work as assigned in the in-patient wards, out-patient clinics, off service consultations, electro diagnostic consultations.
• Patient care; to provide direct patient care in various settings as assigned by the director of service; inpatient wards, bedside inpatient consultations, outpatient clinics, electro diagnostic laboratory, off hours on call duties
• Administrative support: quality assurance monitoring, performance improvement activities and other administrative duties as assigned by the director of service
• Graduate medical education; participate in supervision, education and evaluation of residents and medical students assigned to the Rehabilitation Medicine service
• Perform specialized professional medical work in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Examine patients, order or perform appropriate treatments. Counsel and educate patients. Work with other members of the rehabilitation team and provide guidance and professional medical opinions. Give guidance and direction to the house staff and other members of the rehabilitation team Participate in the teaching of the house staff. Assist the Director of Service in the administration of the service. Participate in the establishment and maintenance of standards of performance of physicians and other professional employees working in the service. Work as assigned in the in-patient wards, out-patient clinics, off service consultations, electro diagnostic consultations.