Physician Assistant, Cardiology

Mass General Brigham•Newton, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity established by Mass General Brigham to provide patient-centered, high-quality, and innovative community-based ambulatory care. This initiative is part of Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy, which aims to bring health care services closer to patients while simultaneously reducing overall health care costs. The Medical Group offers a comprehensive array of services, including primary and specialty care, behavioral and mental health services, and urgent care. Care is delivered both digitally and at physical locations across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. In addition, the group provides outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion services. There is a strong commitment to ensuring patients receive coordinated and comprehensive experience at all locations, guaranteeing that each patient has access to the appropriate level of care throughout the system’s delivery sites. We are seeking a full-time (40-hour) Physician Assistant to join our Inpatient and Outpatient Cardiology team. The weekly schedule consists of either four 10-hour day shifts or five 8-hour day shifts. This position is based on the Newton-Wellesley Hospital Main Campus at 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462. In this role, the Physician Assistant will practice autonomously at the top of their licensure and will be responsible for: • Consulting on hospitalized patients and conducting daily patient rounds • Conducting patient visits in the outpatient setting • Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests • Performing procedures in the Outpatient Cardiovascular Center • Presenting and discussing patient evaluations with attending physicians to develop comprehensive treatment plans • Participating in discharge planning and completing discharge summaries • Educating and counseling patients and their families • Participating in service and division quality initiatives This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative cardiology team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Job Summary 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. May also perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners.

Requirements

Master's Degree Physician Assistant required
Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required
2 years of experience as a PA required required
Minimum of two years of cardiology experience required, preferably in an inpatient and/or procedural setting

Responsibilities

Consulting on hospitalized patients and conducting daily patient rounds
Conducting patient visits in the outpatient setting
Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests
Performing procedures in the Outpatient Cardiovascular Center
Presenting and discussing patient evaluations with attending physicians to develop comprehensive treatment plans
Participating in discharge planning and completing discharge summaries
Educating and counseling patients and their families
Participating in service and division quality initiatives
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.