Job Details

ID #20025239
State Massachusetts
City Boston
Job type Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Tufts Medical Center
Showed 2021-09-21
Date 2021-09-21
Deadline 2021-11-20
Category Et cetera
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Physician Assistant - Primary Care - GMA Teams

Massachusetts, Boston, 02108 Boston USA

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Job Description

This position is responsible, within the legal limitations, for assisting the physician staff of the Department in the provision of medical services to patients. Performs initial evaluations, coordinates treatment plans and monitors progress, refers patient as necessary to appropriate sources for care.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Performs initial evaluation of outpatients, which includes obtaining medical history and performing physical examinations.
  • Presents this information and confers with attending physicians to determine treatment plan.
  • Coordinates elements of treatment plan and monitors patient progress and adherence to treatment plan. Ensures that equipment or therapies recommended are obtained or carried out in a reasonable time.
  • Provides routine medical care such as minor dressing changes, drawing blood and evaluation of medication requests.
  • Provides health education and health maintenance services.
  • Responsible for triage and referral to appropriate source when primary care patients present with new symptoms.
  • Assists, on an as needed basis, in other areas such as inpatient care and consultation services.
  • Our Physician Assistants are vital to the care of patients in Primary Care Boston. They not only provide clinical care, but also help with many aspects of our operation, including supporting Primary Care Physicians who rotate on inpatient wards, management of our chronic pain populations, and other special projects.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

  • Reports to the Department Chair.

Qualifications

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to assess the needs of patients of all different age groups and to provide care appropriately.
  • Certification by the NCCPA.
  • Interpersonal skills needed for interacting effectively with physicians, staff, patients and their families, and so forth.
  • Analytical skills needed for evaluating patients, coordinating treatment plans and so forth.
  • Bilingual skills preferred. Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin a plus.

EDUCATION:

  • Successful completion of a PhysicianAssistant program lasting 22 to 24 months beyond a Bachelors Degree.
  • The Division is committed to financially supporting CME for Physician Assistants, as well as covering the renewal expenses for Massachusetts Licensure, DEA, and Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (PA's are expected to come fully licensed, the Division will pay for renewals of these licensures once PA is employed with us).
  • BLS Certification

EXPERIENCE:

  • One or two years Physician Assistant experience preferred.
  • Though experience is preferred, it is not required - we have a robust onboarding and training program for Physician Assistants who do not havePrimary Care experience
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above, may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.

LICENSES, ETC.:

  • Requires Massachusetts Physician Assistant Licensure.

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

  • Possesses the skills and knowledge to provide care to the age group of the population serviced.
  • Knowledge of growth and development
  • Ability to interpret age specific data and response to care
  • Provide age specific communication

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Outpatient clinic care area.
  • Continuous exposure to sick patients and bodily substances.
  • Work requires occasional lifting patients.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:

Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Tufts Medical Center reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.

COVID-19 POLICY:

Please note that effective October 1, 2021, as a condition of employment at Tufts Medical Center, all employees and new hires must have received their complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, unless they have been granted an exemption.

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