Infectious Disease PA: Day Shift, Per Diem

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital seeks an Inpatient Physician Assistant for the Infectious Disease: Transplant/Oncology service, weekdays from 8am to 6pm. The PA provides direct patient care, performs histories and exams, orders tests, and develops care plans in an ambulatory/inpatient setting.

Licensure as a Physician Assistant is required; Master’s degree preferred, with prior PA experience in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Skills

Medical history taking

Quality control

Emergency response

Guidelines interpretation

Clear communication

Education

Master’s Degree Physician Assistant

Job description

Mass General Brigham’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital seeks an Inpatient Physician Assistant for the Infectious Disease: Transplant/Oncology service, weekdays from 8am to 6pm. The PA provides direct patient care, performs histories and exams, orders tests, and develops care plans in an ambulatory/inpatient setting.

Licensure as a Physician Assistant is required; Master’s degree preferred, with prior PA experience in a clinical setting.