Physician Assistant will work in the Ortho department on either days, evenings, nights or weekends depending on need and availability on a per diem basis.

500+ bed Magnet hospital located in Boston’s historic South End has been a staple in the community for over 100 years and with a commitment to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world by 2030 they need your help!

2nd Most Racially Inclusive Hospital in US (Lown Institute)

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts (Boston Globe)

Best and Brightest in Wellness Award (NABR)

Duties:

Under the general supervision of a physician, the Physician Assistant is responsible for providing varied medical services, which may include: obtaining complete medical history and performing a physical examination; ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and imaging studies; formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan; prescribing and/or dispensing medication; assisting in surgery or other invasive procedures; rounding on admitted patients; counseling patients and families, and other patient care duties. May be involved with a patient's medical care in any role which the attending physician deems proper and consistent with applicable law, hospital regulations, delineation of privileges, and the Physician Assistant's training, knowledge, skill, and experience.

Successful candidates will be self-directed, demonstrate initiative and professionalism, and exercise expert clinical judgment to function independently in this role. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English are required in order to communicate complex medical information to collaborators such as patients and their families, physicians, staff, and community health workers. Physician assistants who have exceptional problem solving and conflict resolution skills are preferred. Individuals with an interest and/or expertise caring for diverse populations of patients with varying levels of health literacy are encouraged to apply for this position.

Must Have:

• NCCPA designation PANCE
• MA CSR and federal DEA required

Community Attractions:

Boston area ranks among the best urban cities married to the beauty of nature in the United States. Boston is teeming with academics (home to Harvard and MIT in Cambridge) and set along the Atlantic Ocean filled with spectacular seafood and aesthetic beauty such as whale watching tours or deep sea fishing charters and a short ferry ride to Nantucket Island beaches or a short drive to wonderful skiing in Vermont and New Hampshire. In addition some calling Boston “Title Town” (some would call it that, I wouldn’t) Boston has had success in virtually every professional sport.