Nocturnist Physician Assistant, Hospital Medicine

Site: Newton-Wellesley Hospital

 

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Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a comprehensive medical center located in Newton. We provide the services and expertise of a major medical facility with the convenience and personal attention of a community hospital. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, safe, efficient medical care to each of our patients. We are a proud member of Mass General Brigham, a network founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Our affiliation allows us to provide our patients with access to the best community-based medicine and the most advanced specialty care in the world. Our continued goal at Newton-Wellesley Hospital is to meet our patients’ health care needs and build long-term relationships that provide them with exceptional care and service.

Our Hospitalist team is seeking a Full Time (40 Hour) Nocturnist Physician Assistant. The PA will support physicians, collaborate with consultants, nurses, case managers, rehab providers, and others to provide high-quality, efficient care for Hospitalist Service and Short Stay Unit patients. This role consists of 13-hour overnight shifts (7:00 PM – 8:00 AM), with a requirement to work every third weekend and participate in a rotating holiday schedule. The position is based on the NWH main campus at 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462.

The Hospitalist PA will be responsible for the following:
• Caring for patients on the Short Stay Unit and the inpatient med/surg floors
• Completing initial patient evaluations, inclusive of obtaining a history, completing medication reconciliation, performing an exam, reviewing diagnostic testing, and documenting an H&P as well as entry of admission orders
• Monitoring patient progress and coordinating treatment plans with supervising attending, consultants, and providers in other disciplines
• Documenting subsequent encounters through completion of progress notes
• Performing procedures in accordance with clinical privileges
• Discharging the patient from the hospital, including:
o Performing discharge medication reconciliation
o Coordinating discharge care plan, including follow-up with Primary Care Provider and/or subspecialist as needed to ensure safe care transitions
• Providing education to patients, and family members, regarding their illness, medications, nutrition, diagnostic tests, procedures, care plan, and post-discharge care
• Triaging patients from NWH ED as well from outside hospitals
• Collaborating with nurses, hospitalists, and other providers to accept patients, as appropriate, from NWH ED, outside hospital EDs, and outpatient clinics
• Communicating with accepting providers to ensure a smooth transition
• Cross-covering non-house staff and Short Stay Unit patients during evening hours
• Participating in Short Stay Unit, hospital medicine and hospital-wide process improvement, quality and safety projects
• Assisting in quality assurance, quality and process improvement and patient safety initiatives within the Hospital

 

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. 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 Degr