Breast Surgery Fellow

Physicians & Advanced Practitioners Poughkeepsie, New York


Description

Position at Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Summary:

Breast Surgery Fellow

Responsibilities:

1. Develop a personal program of self-study and professional growth with guidance from the faculty. 

2. Participate in safe, effective, and compassionate patient care under supervision commensurate with their level of advancement and responsibility. 

3. Participate fully in the educational and scholarly activities of their program and as required, assume responsibility for teaching and supervising residents and students. 

4. Participate in institutional programs and activities involving the medical staff and adhere to established practices, procedures, and policies of the institution.

5. Participate in program/departmental/institutional committees, especially those that relate to patient care activities.

6. Participate in evaluation of the quality of education provided by the program. 

7. Develop an understanding of ethical, socioeconomic, and medical/legal issues that affect graduate medical education and how to apply cost containment measures in the provision of patient care.

8. Comply with established ethical behavior and practices. 

9. Adhere to federal, state, and Nuvance deadlines and requirements regarding licensure and registration for the practice of medicine. 

10. Respond to the Office of Graduate Medical Education and the fellow's program/department for the information related to position/rank and function. 

11. Adhere to all departmental GME, Nuvance Health and ACGME policies and procedures.

12. Engage in activities that allow a healthy examination of and joyful engagement in the physician's role. Take full advantage of resources provided by the program that support a positive attitude. 

13. Maintain and model REACH values ( Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion and Honor).

14. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance to conferences, lectures, and other academic learning assignments with the understanding that the patient always comes first. 

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1987

Department: Breast Surgery Fellowship

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $0.00 - $1000.00 Hourly