Full Job Description
Rotating Physician Assistant (PA), Hospital Medicine Unit
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General Summary
- This is a 36 OR 40 hour position that will accept new graduate PAs with excellent comprehensive training and support.
- This position will start as a day shift and then integrate into nights after the 1st year for new grads and during the first year for experienced PAs.
- New graduate PA applicants: Please list clinical rotations (including institution and specialty) in your resume.
- Excellent, comprehensive training and support (developed based on your skill and experience level).
- We support new grads, including one on one direct support for your first 10 weeks of work with us as well as ongoing collaborative check-ins on your progress.
- Very Supportive & collaborative clinical work environment – working as a Team with our HMU attendings.
This innovative opportunity is for a Physician Assistant (PA), to collaborate with attending hospitalists on the Hospital Medicine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
This opportunity includes direct patient care from admission to discharge and a cross-coverage model for general inpatient medicine patients and subspecialty services.
The PA will follow 6 patients on average, with one admission per day. The PA promotes a collaborative relationship and effort between the hospitalists, private physicians, nurses, and the remainder of the interdisciplinary health care team.
Applicants for this position should be patient-centered, motivated, and energetic clinicians that want to be part of a large academic team with MD/DO colleagues and NP/PA peers. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter and able to respond, triage, and systematically care for both non-urgent and acute issues that arise in our patients.
This position is for a rotation of both day and night coverage and the PA may decide between either a 36hr or 40hr position.
The day and night positions are each 12 hour coverage models, with the night being primarily cross coverage and admitting responsibilities.
PA’s during day coverage should expect to work from 6:45am – 7:15pm and night coverage from 6:45pm – 7:15am.
- Experienced PAs should anticipate a rotation of nights during their 1st year of employment.
- New graduate PAs should anticipate a rotation of nights after their first year and between their 2nd year of employment.
PLEASE NOTE: Within the first year, there is an expectation to work every other weekend. This weekend requirement will be reduced in subsequent years.
Qualifications – External
Requirements:
- General medical inpatient or ICU experience is preferred for experienced PAs; however, those with other PA experience may be considered.
- All new graduates MUST include their clinical rotations in their resumes and should include prior work experience.
o If a new graduate, then you must be in good standing to complete your degree.
o PAs: An inpatient medicine rotation at a large academic center or level 1 trauma center is preferred though candidates with other inpatient and/or ICU clinical rotations may be considered.
- Must possess the ability to care for critically ill adult patients with a broad range of medical problems.
- Display maturity and self-confidence to follow patients with a complex management plan.
- Obtain accurate patient history, perform comprehensive physical exams, diagnose and treat health problems.
- Current Massachusetts State Licensure, with all associated active certifications, as a Physician Assistant, which must be in good standing.
- MCSR and DEA licenses
- Active ACLS/BLS certification as established by the American Heart Association.
EEO Statement
Massachusetts General Hospital is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. 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.