Physician Assistant – Surgery and Graduate/Undergraduate Medical Education

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Worcester, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Surgery APP / GME Administration position is a hybrid role designed to provide both clinical physician assistant support to the Department of Surgery and administrative support to Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Saint Vincent Hospital. Approximately 50% of the position will be dedicated to clinical responsibilities within the Department of Surgery, supporting surgical patient care, faculty, residents, medical students, physician assistant students, and other learners. The remaining 50% will be dedicated to GME administrative responsibilities under the direction of the Market Director for Graduate Medical Education/VP for Academic Affairs.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current Physician Assistant licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current certification as required for Physician Assistant practice.
• Meets Saint Vincent Hospital credentialing and privileging requirements.
• Appropriate clinical experience, preferably within surgery or an acute-care environment.
• Ability to work effectively with physicians, residents, fellows, students, administrators, and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage both clinical and administrative responsibilities within a hybrid role.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately manage sensitive trainee, educational, and clinical information.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with graduate medical education, academic medicine, or healthcare administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide physician assistant clinical services in support of the Department of Surgery and its physicians.
• Participate in the evaluation, management, and coordination of care for surgical patients within the PA’s approved scope of practice and hospital privileges.
• Support the clinical operations and workflow of the surgical service.
• Collaborate with attending physicians, residents, nursing, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.
• Assist in maintaining continuity and coordination of patient care across the surgical service.
• Provide clinical support to surgical residents in a manner consistent with appropriate supervision, scope of practice, and institutional policies.
• Support the clinical learning environment for residents, medical students, physician assistant students, and other learners rotating through the Department of Surgery.
• Assist with orientation of learners to clinical workflows, expectations, and departmental processes.
• Participate in departmental quality, patient safety, and operational initiatives as appropriate.
• Serve as a clinical resource and liaison between surgical faculty, residents, students, and hospital departments.
• Perform other clinical duties consistent with the Physician Assistant role, departmental needs, credentialing, and approved privileges.
• Provide administrative and operational support for GME programs and institutional GME activities.
• Assist with coordination of resident and fellow educational activities, schedules, meetings, conferences, and special projects.
• Support GME documentation, data collection, reporting, tracking, and maintenance of required records.
• Assist with preparation for ACGME accreditation activities, internal reviews, site visits, and other regulatory or institutional requirements.
• Support onboarding, orientation, graduation, and other trainee lifecycle activities.
• Assist with coordination of educational activities involving residents, fellows, medical students, physician assistant students, and other learners.
• Support GME committees, including preparation of materials, meeting coordination, documentation, and follow-up activities as assigned.
• Assist with monitoring completion of institutional requirements, educational activities, evaluations, and other trainee or program requirements.
• Participate in GME operational improvement initiatives and special projects.
• Facilitate communication and coordination among GME leadership, program leadership, hospital departments, faculty, trainees, students, and external educational partners.
• Provide administrative support to the Market Director for Graduate Medical Education and GME leadership on projects and priorities as assigned.
• Perform other GME administrative duties based upon institutional and departmental needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed