Physician Assistant Hospital Medicine

2200 The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transition to Practice program

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Mass General Brigham in Boston seeks a Physician Assistant to join its hospital medicine team. The PA will provide direct inpatient and ambulatory care, perform histories and exams, order tests, develop plans, and write prescriptions under supervision.

Preferred candidates have inpatient experience; motivated new grads are welcomed with a 12-week transition to practice program. The position features a daytime schedule, 40 hours per week, and onsite work at 15 Francis Street.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (PA license required before start)
• Experience as PA preferred but training offered
• Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills
• Ability to work in inpatient hospital medicine environment
• Excellent communication with patients and medical staff

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care across ambulatory, inpatient, operative and procedural settings
• Perform complete histories and physical examinations
• Order and interpret labs and diagnostics and develop care plans
• Prescribe medications and document care in medical records
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation including progress and discharge notes
• Participate in 12-week transition to practice onboarding and adapt to rotating day schedule

Skills

Medical history taking

Quality control

Emergency response

Guidelines interpretation

Team and patient communication

Education

Physician Assistant degree (PA)

Job description

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation. Our well-established Hospital Medicine Unit seeks a PA candidate to join our strong inpatient medicine team. We are a general medicine service that works in collaboration with supervising physicians to care for high acuity, medically complex inpatients. This is a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive care in a supportive environment at a top-tier academic medical center. Although internal medicine and/or inpatient experience is preferred, we are also committed to training motivated new graduates who seek a career in hospital medicine. There is a 12-week transition to practice program to ensure high quality onboarding upon starting. Our service offers a rotating daytime schedule with 12 hour shifts. This position is rotating days/weekends. No evenings or nights. Weekends and holidays are required.

Key roles and 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Licenses and Credentials

Massachusetts Physician Assistant License (not required for job application, but must have prior to start)

Experience

Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• Remote Type
• Onsite Work Location 15 Francis Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
• Employee Type Regular
• Work Shift Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range $135,720 - $173,867.20/Annual
• Grade 7

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

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