Physician Assistant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Full time)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center seeks a Physician Assistant to support plastic and reconstructive surgery patients. You will join a collaborative team of surgeons, providing care from consultation through postoperative follow-up.

The role offers a balanced mix of clinic, OR, and patient navigation duties in a mission‑driven academic medical center, with a stable, on‑site schedule and no night or weekend requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Physician Assistant required.
• Licensed as a Physician Assistant; Registration DPH Drug Control; and Federal DEA registration.
• 0–1 years related work experience preferred.
• ARC-PA, NCCPA certification is expected.
• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical examinations; develop care plans; order and interpret tests; educate patients and families.
• Educate staff and serve as a clinical resource through formal and informal teaching.
• Coordinate care and liaise among nurses, clinicians and services to ensure seamless patient care.
• Document encounters clearly and timely; support interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Work in clinic, operating room, and patient navigation to support reconstructive and plastic surgery services.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Problem solving

Independence

Knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Physician Assistant

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) provides comprehensive care for patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures. Working closely with a team of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, the PA supports patients throughout their surgical journey, from initial consultation and preoperative planning through postoperative recovery and long‑term follow‑up.

Schedule

• Four 10-hour shifts per week
• 100% on‑site position
• No nights, weekends, or call responsibilities

What You'll Do

The PA's responsibilities are divided across clinical, surgical, and administrative functions:

Clinic (40%)

Evaluate patients, conduct follow‑up visits, provide patient education, assist with treatment planning, and support patients through reconstructive and plastic surgery consultations.

Operating Room (40%)

Assist surgeons during a variety of reconstructive and plastic surgery procedures, including breast reconstruction, gender‑affirming surgery, and other reconstructive and cosmetic procedures.

Administrative & Patient Navigation (20%)

Coordinate care, manage surgical workflows, facilitate communication among patients and providers, and help guide patients through their treatment and surgical experience.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Join a growing Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery program with multiple new surgeon hires.
• Enjoy a balanced mix of clinic, operating room, and care coordination responsibilities.
• Benefit from a predictable schedule with no nights, weekends, or call.
• Be part of a collaborative, mission‑driven academic medical center dedicated to innovative reconstructive and patient‑centered care.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.

Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.

Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.

Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.

Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Physician Assistant required.

License Physician Assistant License required., and Registration DPH Drug Control required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.

0-1 years related work experience required.

• ARC-PA, NCCPA
• American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
• Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

Three to five years experience in a clinical environment.

Competencies

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.

Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.