Physician Assistant, Emergency Department – Salem Hospital

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Salem Hospital is the North Shore’s largest healthcare provider and one of its largest employers. We offer comprehensive care and a commitment to exceptional quality, safety and kindness. As a member of Mass General Brigham, founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Hospital, we provide North Shore patients with access to some of the most talented sub-specialists in the world through clinical collaborations. Our Emergency Department is located at 3 Dove Avenue, Salem, MA 01970, on the campus of Salem Hospital. The ED has 65 private patient bays, a dedicated waiting room for our pediatric patients, and dedicated space for our behavioral health patients. We provide both adult and pediatric emergency care. We are a Level III Trauma Center, a highest-ranked Stroke Center, and the first hospital on the North Shore to offer advanced care for sexual assault patients. Adjacent and integrated into the ED is the 120-bed Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, with dedicated floors for adults, children and seniors. We have also recently opened a brand-new Medical Observation Unit which has allowed for expanded patient access within the ED and hospital. We are looking for a seasoned PA to work 36 hours per week over the course of a 13-week schedule. This is a night shift position (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM). Weekends and Holidays are included. Our PAs work under the supervision and direction of our supervising physicians to ensure high quality, safe and timely care for patients with various chief complaints. The PA team manages very sick patients, handles various high acuity procedures, and performs medical screening examinations in order to stabilize and treat those seeking services from the Emergency Room. The PA may assume care for patients of all ages within the scope of their professional practice guidelines and may support all areas of the department including working up to 50% of their scheduled shifts in the Medical Observation Unit where they will be primarily responsible for admission orders, rounding on patients, overseeing the adult mental health unit, and for writing daily progress and disposition notes. The PAs also respond to any acute issues that arise during the patients stay, follow up on results, and determine if patients should be admitted or discharged. Are you ready to bring your talent to this team and join us in driving medicine forward? In this full-time role, you will have access to a competitive benefits package tailored to meet your needs and the ability to work up to the top of your licensure in a fast-paced, team-centered environment.

Job Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is 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. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions

• 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.

3+ years of ED experience preferred

Onsite

3 Dove Ave

36

Regular

Night (United States of America)

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