Physician Assistant Inpatient & Ambulatory Infectious Disease Faulkner
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Job Location:
Jamaica Plain, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120390 - 170456
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 Infectious Disease Physician Assistant will provide high-quality collaborative care within the inpatient and outpatient settings at Brigham and Womens Faulkner Hospital. This role focuses on consultative services patient follow-up and continuity of care for infectious disease patients including outpatient antimicrobial therapy management. The ID PA will report directly to the BWFH Infectious Disease Clinical Division Chief and the BWH Infectious Disease PA Manager and will supported by BWFH Director of APPsKey Responsibilities
Perform 12 new inpatient consults daily and staff with the MD on call.
Conduct patient follow-ups and staff with the MD on call.
Lead one outpatient clinic session per week limited to follow-up visits
Manage and monitor Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) patients.
Maintain a full-time schedule (8 hours/day 5 days/week)
No overnight or weekend call responsibilities.
Qualifications
Education
Masters Degree Physician Assistant required
Licenses and Credentials
Massachusetts State Physician Assistant License required
Experience
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
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)
The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients medical and/or surgical including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.
Does this position require Patient Care
Yes
Essential Functions
-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.
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$120390.40 - $170456.00/AnnualGrade
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Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Occupational Health Experience
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Physical Examinations
- Physiology Knowledge
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Dermal Fillers
- Medical Imaging
- Botox Experience
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.
