PA/NP-Mobile Integrated Health-2

South Shore Hospital; Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

South Shore Health is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for a part-time telehealth role in Weymouth, MA. You will provide telehealth care to the community under physician oversight, evaluate and treat patients per established guidelines, and coordinate with EMS and community partners.

The position emphasizes COVID testing support, home monitoring, and discharge follow ups with Epic documentation. ACLS certification and MA PA licensure are required.

Qualifications

• ACLS certification required per policy.
• Massachusetts PA license/registration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide telehealth services to patients and community partners to operationalize COVID testing and discharge follow ups.
• Telehealth evaluations and coordination for community-based testing and referrals to SNFs, ALFs and psychiatric hospitals.
• Document in SSH MIH Epic Code and coordinate with EMS Dispatch to print lab labels and dispatch MIH/EMS for specimen collection.
• Perform telehealth follow ups after discharge and coordinate with PCPs and home monitoring as per protocol.

Education

ACLS Certification (American Heart Association)

Physician Assistant - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants (Massachusetts)

Job description

If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site.

Requisition Number:

R-24064

Facility:

LOC0001 - 55 Fogg Road55 Fogg Road

Weymouth, MA 02190

Department Name:

SSH Mobile Integrated Health PB

Status:

Part time

Budgeted Hours:

0

Shift:

Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)

Under the general guidance from the Executive Director of APCs with medical oversight from the MIH Physician leadership, the Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will provide telehealth care to patients in the community. Rapidly growing service line adding provider coverage to meet the growing need in the community. the NP/PA will evaluate, diagnose and treat patients following written guidelines approved by the Department of Medicine.

Compensation Pay Range:

$100.00 - $120.00

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Provide telehealth services to patients and community partners to operationalize COVID testing and/or discharge follow ups after ED/Hospitalization for COVID symptoms
2. Telehealth evaluations and coordination for community based testing and incoming phone requests from SNFs, ALFs and Psychiatric Hospitals
3. Provider will complete Provider to Provider screening and place orders for testing for symptomatic home-bound and at-risk populations Documentation in SSH MIH Epic Code for provider to provider consultation Provider will coordinate with Registration to assure patient information is updated in Epic Provider will coordinate with EMS Dispatch to print lab labels and dispatch MIH/EMS to collect specimens
4. Telehealth follow up with discharged patients Patients will be discharged from the ED or Acute Inpatient per algorithm At time of discharge, a Home Monitoring Telehealth follow up visit will be ordered Provider will review Home Monitoring Telehealth Report Provider will outreach to each patient on the report and conduct a Telehealth follow-up visit
5. Documentation in SSH MIH Epic Code for Telehealth visits (telephone or video)
6. Provider will determine next course of action based on Telehealth visit Patient discharged from program - need to collect device Patient remains in MIH Telehealth program - schedule Telehealth visit for next day (remains on list) Patient required MIH Paramedic visit - Provider to place order and coordinate with MIH Administration Patient follows ups with PCP - Provider to outreach to PCP and coordinate PCP to follow patient Patient required VNA services - Provider to place order and coordinate with VNA Patient requires Medical Control oversight - Provider to outreach to MIH Medical Control
7. Telehealth and consultation with MIH paramedics Patients will be referred to program by Providers/Staff MIH paramedic will be scheduled for home visit by MIH admin MIH paramedic will complete evaluation per protocol
8. If additional consultation is required, MIH paramedic will outreach to MIH Telehealth APC for Telehealth visit with Provider. Provider will determine next course of action based on Telehealth visit: Patient discharged from program - need to collect device Patient remains in MIH Telehealth program - schedule Telehealth visit for next day (remains on list) Patient required second MIH paramedic visit - provider to coordinate with MIH Administration Patient follows ups with PCP - Provider to outreach to PCP and coordinate PCP to follow patient Patient required VNA services - Provider to place order and coordinate with VNA Patient requires Medical Control oversight - Provider to outreach to MIH Medical Control

Technology and Learning

• a - Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.
• b - Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.

8a-8p or 9a-9p

License/Registration/Certification Requirements:

• ACLS (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) (Including courses offered through SSH), Physician Assistant - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants (Massachusetts)