Physician Assistant, General Surgery Clinic (Per Diem)

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Per Diem Physician Assistant to support the General Surgery Clinic. The role involves outpatient care, in-clinic minor procedures, wound care, and occasional OR assistance under supervising physicians.

Responsibilities include coordinating with nurses and ambulatory staff, ordering diagnostic tests, and educating patients and families. The position is per diem with about 10 hours weekly, primarily in Boston with monthly travel to Waltham.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a PA program.
• One year of PA experience preferred.
• Massachusetts PA license required or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support in General Surgery outpatient clinic and OR as needed.
• Order and interpret labs and diagnostics to guide care.
• Diagnose and manage pediatric and adult surgical patients with supervising physician.
• Document assessments, plans, and follow-up care.
• Assist with phone triage and referrals to specialists.
• Perform minor office procedures and wound care.
• Support Pilonidal Care and Hidradenitis programs as appropriate.
• Develop health care plans and educate patients and families.
• Per diem schedule, approx. 10 hours/week, travel to Waltham location monthly.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical decision making

Effective communication

Education

Master’s degree from a PA program

Job description

Position Summary/ Department Summary:

Physician Assistant, General Surgery Clinic, Per Diem

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing clinical support to the Department of General Surgery. Primary support responsibilities include treating patients in the outpatient clinic with opportunities to perform inpatient consultations, and assisting in the operating room as needed.
• Providing comprehensive healthcare services in the department of surgery by ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Diagnosing and managing children/adults with disorders requiring surgical care in collaboration with the attending physician.
• Documenting patient assessment, history, physical, diagnoses and care plan.
• Assisting with phone triage of numerous outpatient General Surgery patients & identifying the need for consultation with their pediatrician, specialists or other healthcare professionals
• Performing minor procedures in the office setting such as suture/staple removal, gastrostomy tube exchange, silver nitrate application to granulomas and potentially removal of drains, lines and tubes.
• Providing wound care including incision and drainage of superficial abscesses/infected wounds, debridement of infected wounds and placement of VAC dressings.
• Initiating and adjusting patient monitors and therapeutic equipment in accordance with approved standards of care as directed.
• May support the Pilonidal Care Program and Hidradenitis Program, which includes performing minor procedures in the office setting including: laser hair removal, incision and drainage of abscesses and suturing openings via a pit picking procedure.
• Formulating health care plans and providing educational teachings to patients and families
• Working per diem, but ideally 10 hours per week, shift Monday through Friday. Position will be based out of Boston but could require regular travel to the Waltham location monthly.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• A Master’s degree from a PA program

Experience:

• One year of PA experience preferred.
• The ability to work in collaboration with physicians, nurses, mid-level providers and ambulatory staff is essential.
• Analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experience-based knowledge.
• Communication skills to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions and well-developed writing skills.

Licensure/ Certifications:

• A current Massachusetts PA license