Physician Assistant Primary Care – Remote InBasket Team – BWH

Site: The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.

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Job Summary

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT: The Brigham and Women’s Primary Care Physician Assistant I is a member of the Primary care team that cares for patients of all ages, providing both pediatric and adult primary care. The physician assistant (PA) is a licensed provider who has acquired a broad range of knowledge and skills through the successful completion of a physician assistant program. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation. The physician assistant works under the supervision of an attending physician and reports directly to the department administrator or physician assistant manager administratively. The PA will perform in accordance with all state and federal regulations and institutional policies including but not limited to the BWH PA Scope of Practice, Prescriptive Guidelines, approved clinical privileges, and BWH PA policy. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory 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. Practices cost effective medicine in an efficient manner, maximizing available resources. Discusses patient data with other physicians and professionals as appropriate in a multidisciplinary setting. Demonstrates expert clinical judgment skills to function in an independent role.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Completion of a graduate level physician assistant program (Master’s degree) accredited by the Accreditation and Review Committee for Physician Assistants (ARC-PA) or such other accrediting agency as may qualify a graduate to sit for the NCCPA certifying examination. BS/MS joint programs and those candidates with a BS and PA certificate are eligible, but ONLY for those who graduated BEFORE 1995.

2. Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) must be obtained prior to first day of employment.

3. Current valid license or eligible for licensure as a physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

4. Current DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration

5. Must complete 100 hours of CME according to national and state regulations during each two year period of employment.

6. Minimum of 5 years experience working as a physician assistant in a primary care or family medicine setting required

7. Experience with a focus on inbasket work preferred

8. Pediatric experience preferred

9. Fluency in Spanish preferred

10. Experience with telehealth/virtual visit preferred

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

Must have the ability to work in a high stress, dynamic, busy clinical setting with changing organizational climate. Must have the ability to be self-directive and to demonstrate initiative in addressing the responsibilities of the position. Must have the ability to utilize appropriate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. Must be energetic and quality driven and have a proven ability to be a productive member of a team dedicated to providing optimal patient care. Must be proficient with BWH computer systems as needed to independently perform daily tasks (EMR, Epic preferred). Must maintain the highest degree of professional judgment under the supervision and guidance of a licensed physician.

About this role:

The physician assistant will work in a remote / virtual capacity as part of an APP team covering Primary Care InBasket work. Specifics of this work will be defined over the roll-out of this initiative and will change over time. Telephone encounters/messages will range from routine to emergent and will require patient assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The PA will place orders for testing, vaccines, referrals, or refills following refill protocols. They will be responsible for following up on orders placed. Communication within pools with PCPs, nurses, medical assistants, practice administrative support, and practice leadership will be required. The PA will be required to meet virtual visit/phone call/message metrics as set by Primary Care.

Hybrid

850 Boylston Street

40

Regular

Day (United States of America)

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