• Critical Care Physician Assistant - Part-Time

    Beth Israel Lahey Health (Boston, MA)


    When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

     

    This position provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management for high acuity patients in the ICU setting. The Physician Assistant will work closely with faculty, fellows, residents and nursing staff to develop and coordinate a plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and their families. This position will be within critical care providing care in the medical ICU and Neurocritical care ICU. Off-hour, weekends and holiday coverage are required.

    Job Description:

    Essential Responsibilities:

    Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.

     

    Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.

     

    Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.

     

    Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.

     

    Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.

    Required Qualifications:

    - Master's degree required in Physician Assistant.

     

    - License required: Physician Assistant License, and Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support

     

    - 0-1 years related work experience required.

     

    - ARC-PA, NCCPA American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate

     

    Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA

     

    - Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    - Three to five years experience in a clinical environment.

    Pay Range:

    $64.00 - $115.38

     

    The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

     

    As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

     

    More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled