Full Job Description
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 formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites. Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is where experienced, highly trained professionals advance the health of patients through specialized, expert treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal (bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons) problems. The practice’s holistic approach to orthopedics involves coordination of personalized services within the practice and with other providers, to ensure a comprehensive range of care to people of all ages. We have combined expertise in all major orthopedic specialties, including sports medicine, orthopedic trauma, hand & upper extremities, joint replacement and spine care.
Job Summary
We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour, Physician Assistant to support both our West Hatfield and Amherst clinics, and to serve as first-assist in the operating room for trauma and total knee cases. The PA’s schedule will be as follows:
- Mondays: Amherst clinic, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- Tuesdays: OR at Cooley Dickinson Hospital from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Wednesdays: Hospital rounds from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM followed by West Hatfield clinic until 4:30 PM
- Thursdays: 1st & 5th of each month in the OR – 2nd, 3rd, & 4th of each month in Amherst clinic
- Fridays: 3rd, 4th & 5th of each month in the OR – 1st & 2nd of each month in Amherst clinic
- The PA will also have 1:1 call responsibilities (one in five weekends)
As true partners to the surgeons, our Physician Assistants have the opportunity to work autonomously to the top of their licensure while also functioning as part of the collaborative team. In addition to first-assist responsibilities, this PA will also see patients independently in clinic for pre-ops, post-ops, and ongoing education. Are you ready to bring your exceptional skills to this innovative practice and join us in driving medicine forward?
Qualifications
- 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)
Preferred:
3+ years of experience as a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
170 University Drive
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
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