PA-Surgical Services

South Shore Health; United States; On-site; USD 133,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

South Shore Health is seeking a Physician Assistant for the General Surgery department in Weymouth, MA. The PA will evaluate, treat and manage surgical patients under supervision, participating in admissions, rounds, and OR work.

ACLS is required; ATLS preferred. The position offers a broad scope within a collaborative surgical team and opportunities for education and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Graduate of AMA-recognized PA training program and MA licensure.
• ACLS is required; ATLS is preferred.
• 3–13 hour shifts per week in a general surgery setting.
• PA practices under supervision of a licensed physician, with medical staff oversight.

Responsibilities

• Write admission notes and histories for general surgery patients.
• First assist in the operating room for general surgery and subspecialties.
• Perform rounds, exams, and order labs and tests as needed.
• Perform procedures such as chest tube management, drainage, and catheter care.
• Provide patient education and contribute to resident and trainee education.
• Ensure compliance with safety and documentation standards.

Skills

ACLS

ATLS

Education

AMA recognized PA training program

Job description

55 Fogg Road, Weymouth, MA 02190

Department: SSH General Surgery

PB Status: Full time | Budgeted Hours: 40 | Shift: Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)

Under the medical direction of the MD Chair of Surgery as well as the Executive Director of APCs, the PA will evaluate, treat and manage patients with surgical conditions.

Compensation Pay Range: $132,620.80 - $254,498.24

Physician assistant is defined as a person who is a graduate of a school approved by the AMA Board of Approval and Certification of Physician Assistant Programs, who may provide medical services appropriate to his or her training, experience and skills, under the supervision of a registered physician.

Minimum Education - Preferred

• A graduate of an AMA recognized Physician Assistant training program that is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission or Education for Physician Assistant (ACR-PA)

Required Licenses / Registrations

• PA - Physician Assistant

Classes/Skills

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (required)
• ATLS – preferred

Responsibilities

1. The PA practices in accordance with acceptable medical standards, informs each patient that he / she is not a physician, and that a PA renders medical services only under the supervision of a full licensee.
   • A physician reviews all historical and physical data according to medical staff by‑laws and regulations.
   • The PA will work as a member of the general surgery team: consisting of Attending Physicians, BWH surgical residents, and PAs.
2. In any emergency situation, a PA may render emergency medical service necessary to avoid disability or death of an injured person until a doctor arrives.
3. The PA will participate in the hospital’s quality improvement and risk management programs.
4. The PA will complete medical records in a timely manner according to the medical staff by laws and rules and regulations.
5. The responsibilities of the General Surgery PA will include but not be limited to the following:

• Write admission orders and perform detailed histories and physicals on general surgery patients including additional service lines (including GYN surgery)
• First assist in the operating room for general surgery coverage & other surgical subspecialties
• Perform daily patient rounds and follow up on all patients and consults including physical exams, diagnostic and therapeutic intervention and ordering routine labs, diagnostic tests and consults
• Perform a variety of procedures, not limited to, phlebotomy, insertion and removal of chest tubes, management of pleurovacs, surgical drains, percutaneous tubes, insertion and management of NGT, DHT, foley catheters, simple wound closures.
• Provide patient education and participate in the education of surgical residents, fellow PA’s, nurses and students.
• Perform BLS and ACLS measures as needed.
• Be the primary responding clinician receiving pages from the nursing staff regarding patient care

A PA may not obtain surgical consents, autopsy permission or organ donation permission.

RECORD KEEPING AND WRITTEN ORDERS

• PA’s will write and sign progress notes.
• PA’s will write and sign discharge summaries, as well as transfer summaries.
• Rules governing house officer order‑writing preference shall apply to the PA in the same manner as their supervising physician.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICATION ORDERING

• Written Orders: The PA may write orders according to delineated approved by the Medical Executive Committee and the board of Trustees in accordance with the PA prescription regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and may renew or rewrite orders previously approved by the supervision physician.
• Verbal Orders: Verbal orders may be communicated from the supervising physician to the PA. The PA shall indicate the order is being written per the verbal order of the supervising physician. In an emergency, the PA may give verbal orders.

Safety

• All required safety education programs have been attended.
• Provides complete and accurate responses to safety questions
• Operates assigned equipment and performs all procedures in a safe manner as instructed.
• Maintains work area and equipment in condition required by department standards.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics in all functions.
• If Manager/Leader, provides for the safety of department employees.

Work Schedule

3-13 hour shifts per week

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)

South Shore Health is a not-for-profit, charitable health system offering primary and specialty care, hospital care, home health and community care, emergency and urgent care, and preventative and wellness services. We are the largest independent health system in southeastern Massachusetts. South Shore Health brings together like-minded people who work “As One” toward a common goal of providing exceptional care the people of our region deserve. We unite top-caliber talent, technology, and service with the wishes and personal needs of patients and their families to develop individualized treatment plans.