Chronic Pain Management APP (NP/PA)

Lahey Clinic, Inc.; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (LHMC) seeks an Advanced Practice Provider to join the Anesthesia Chronic Pain Service in Burlington and Peabody, MA. The APP will deliver direct patient care for complex medical and surgical patients and coordinate care across ambulatory and inpatient settings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and staff, including liaison with nurses and consult services, and direct management of all opioid patient care.

Qualifications

• Physician Assistant must be licensed in Massachusetts and NCCPA board eligible/maintained CME.
• NCCPA board certification/maintenance of CME.
• Mass DEA registration and written prescription protocols signed by attending physicians.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care to ensure safe, effective and timely delivery.
• Liaise with visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services.
• Consult with physicians/surgeons on complex diagnoses.
• Provide direct patient care and management for opioid patients.

Skills

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical decision-making

Opioid management

Education

Physician Assistant degree

Master's in Nursing

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (LHMC), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, has an immediate opening for a qualified Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join its highly regarded Anesthesia Chronic Pain Service in Burlington and Peabody, MA.

The LHMC Anesthesia team provides anesthesia for approximately 25,000 cases annually.

The APP will provide direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management in an ambulatory and/or inpatient setting to patients with complex medical conditions or surgical patients.

The APP will also:

• Coordinate the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, and timely patient centered care.
• Act as a liaison between visiting nurses, clinical staff, and consult services.
• Consult with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.
• Provide direct patient care and management for all opioid patients.

Education:

• Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited Physician Program. Documentation of registration for next NCCPA Board administration or successful completion of NCCPA Board and maintenance of appropriate CME.
• Practitioner RN: Graduate of a Master’s Program in Nursing. Maintain currency through Clinical Education Units.

Licensure, Certification, Registration:

• Certification and current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• DEA number and Mass Department of Public Health Division of Food and Drug Restricted Substances registration number as appropriate.
• Written prescription privilege protocols signed by all attending physicians with whom the individual will be working.

Experience:

• Previous experience in the operating room is strongly preferred.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).

Pay Range:

$133,120.00 USD - $215,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.