Physician Assistant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Full time)

Beth Israel Lahey Health; United States; Vor Ort; USD 133.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Physician Assistant to support plastic and reconstructive surgery. You will handle patient care from consultation to follow-up, assist in the OR, and coordinate care across teams. This is an on-site, collaborative role with a growing program and multiple surgeons.

Required are PA licensure, a Master's degree, and BLS/DEA/DCP registrations. Expect a structured schedule with four 10-hour shifts per week and no nights, weekends, or calls.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in Physician Assistant is required.
• License to practice as Physician Assistant is required.
• Valid BLS certificate and state/federal registrations required.
• Prescriptive authority from MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA required.

Aufgaben

• Clinical duties: perform history, exams, care plans, education.
• Surgical support in OR for plastic/reconstructive procedures.
• Coordinate care and navigate patients through treatment.

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Physician Assistant

PA License

BLS Certification

DPH Drug Control Registration

Federal DEA prescriptive authority

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Jobbeschreibung

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. This is a highly collaborative role that combines direct patient care, surgical assistance, and care coordination. The PA will primarily support a designated surgeon while also partnering with other surgeons across the practice as needed. The department is experiencing significant growth, including the addition of multiple new surgeons, creating an exciting opportunity to help build and support an expanding program.

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. Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to match customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range

$133,120.00 USD - $230,000.00 USD The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.