Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) - Waltham OBGYN (Full Time)
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position is full time, 30 hours per week, day shifts. In this role, you will create an integrated experience for our Gynecologic patients by providing surgical assistance in the gynecologic operating room as well as outpatient gynecologic care in our offices. Our vision is for you to play an integrated role in this care by performing perioperative and postoperative care in addition to preventative and problem-based gynecologic evaluation and management. The ideal candidate is an experienced physician assistant with excellent surgical assisting skills (open, robotic and laparoscopic techniques), strong experience with the DaVinci Robot, robust communication and clinical acumen and a commitment to learning and collaboration. The candidate will engage with HMFP Obstetrician-Gynecology physicians in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Requirements
- Master's degree required in Nursing
- MA Nursing License
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- Master's degree required in Physician Assistant
- MA Physician Assistant license
- ARC-PA, NCCPA
- Master's degree in Nursing required.
- License Nursing License required.
- Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 1-3 years related work experience required.
- Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
- MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
- American Heart Association-Basic Life Support Certificate
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Nice To Haves
- experienced physician assistant with excellent surgical assisting skills (open, robotic and laparoscopic techniques)
- strong experience with the DaVinci Robot
- robust communication and clinical acumen
- a commitment to learning and collaboration
- Related primary care practice expertise.
Responsibilities
- Assist obstetrician-gynecologists in laparoscopic, open and robotic surgeries during weekdays
- Provide perioperative evaluation and management, and patient education, in both the inpatient and outpatient settings
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including history-taking and physical examinations
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic gynecologic conditions under physician supervision.
- Develop and implement treatment plans, including prescribing medications and ordering diagnostic tests under physician supervision.
- Interpret laboratory and imaging results to guide patient care decisions.
- Collaborate with obstetric-gynecologic physicians, nurses, specialists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
- Participate in daily rounds to discuss patient progress, treatment adjustments, and discharge planning when needed
- Participate in periodic perioperative education for students and learners on the gynecologic rotation.
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the plan of care for a panel of patients.
- Evaluates individual health care status of patients, including eliciting a patient history, performance of physical examination, ordering of screening and diagnostic tests, risk assessment and interprets this information to establish a diagnosis.
- Develops and implements a plan of care, including treatments, medications and the like within defined guidelines for practice.
- Provides care to the patient in a manner that incorporates the principles of patient satisfaction and delivery of cost effective care.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of practice guidelines.
- Monitors the individual's response to therapy and revises the plan, as indicated, with particular attention to education and counseling and encouragement of self-care.
- Provides ongoing individualized patient orientation to APG/BIDCO.
- Seeks consultation from the consulting physician and other members of the healthcare team.
- Makes appropriate referrals as indicated by patient needs.
- Identifies learning needs of patients and staff and collaborates with other leaders to determine priorities for educational programs.
- Participates in interdisciplinary education programs of the practice and provides clinical precepting for nursing students, nurse practitioner students, medical students and others.
- Provides leadership that supports APG, BIDHC practice policies and goals.
Benefits
- Vaccinated against influenza (flu)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
