Physician Assistant, Vascular Surgery

Site: Wentworth-Douglass Physician Corporation

 

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.

Wentworth Health Partners Cardiovascular Group offers fellowship-trained, board-certified, experienced vascular specialists with a reputation for top-quality treatments and outcomes. These surgeons work with a team of dedicated and qualified physicians, technologists, nurses and clinicians at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital to offer comprehensive care in an accessible, flexible and responsive manner. They are trained in leading edge strategies to manage all aspects of vascular health.

Each vascular surgeon is skilled in both innovative minimally invasive and open surgical techniques. Combining the latest in endovascular technology and surgery with state-of-the-art high quality imaging resources, we optimize your treatment and surgical outcomes for an array of vascular disorders.

This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team that works closely with the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a supportive, community hospital environment.

 

Job Summary

We are seeking a full time 40-hour, PA to work onsite Monday through Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. This position is primarily located at 10 Members Way, Dover with the opportunity to provide coverage at the main hospital. This PA will support the development of our Vascular Surgery program. The PA will see ambulatory patients in clinic, assist with rounding in hospital and have the potential to work as first assist in OR.

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. May also perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners.

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.

 

Qualifications

Education
Master's Degree Physician Assistant required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required

Experience
2 years of experience as a PA required required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 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 staf