Physician Assistant Neurosurgery Per Diem

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider 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. The Neurosurgery PA will participate in patient care as an outpatient or inpatient member of the Neurosurgery team for the Department of Neurosurgery. This role involves rounding with the neurosurgical team, performing inpatient and emergency room consultations and follow-up, managing patient concerns, seeing patients in clinic or virtually for post-op, established or new visits, and collecting clinical data for studies. The PA will also perform procedures such as staple/suture removal/placement, wound care, lumbar drain placement/removal, lumbar punctures, NGT placement, central line placement, arterial line placement, spine brace/cervical collar placement and removal, draping, and patient positioning. The PA will serve as first-call for ED and inpatient consultations, appropriately triaging and calling the neurosurgeon on-call as needed. The PA may also serve as an OR first assist with a neurosurgeon. While the PA can expect a relatively predictable work schedule, variations may occur to cover clinical needs, and the PA may be asked to pick up additional shifts, work variable hours including night shifts, and provide backup coverage as needed. The PA I shall be capable of independently orienting, onboarding, and/or training new hire PAs and shall be actively involved in ongoing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Requirements

Master's Degree Physician Assistant required
Physician Assistant [State License] required
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
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.

Responsibilities

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.
Rounding with the neurosurgical team (Attending physicians and PAs)
Performing inpatient and emergency room consultation and follow-up
Managing patient concerns via phone calls or Gateway
Seeing patients in clinic or virtually for post-op, established or new visits
Collecting clinical data for studies
Performing procedures that may include, but are not limited to: Staple/suture removal/placement, Wound care/packing, Lumbar drain placement/removal, Lumbar punctures, NGT placement, Central line placement, Arterial line placement, Spine braces/cervical collar placement and removal, Draping and patient positioning.
Serving as first-call for ED and inpatient consultations, appropriately triaging and calling the neurosurgeon on-call as appropriate.
Serving as OR first assist with neurosurgeon.
Maintaining ACLS certification.
Independently orienting, onboarding, and/or training new hire PAs within the department/division.
Actively involved in ongoing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.