PA-Vascular Surgery-2

About this role

If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site. Requisition Number:

R-23369

Facility: LOC0001 - 55 Fogg Road55 Fogg Road
Weymouth, MA 02190


Department Name:

SSH APC PB BWH

Status:

Part time

Budgeted Hours:

0

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Under the medical direction of the MD Chair of Vascular surgery as well as the Executive Director of APCs, the PA will evaluate, treat and manage patients with vascular/surgical conditions.  

Compensation Pay Range: $90.00 - $110.00  

Dept Number:

01.6520 Department Name:

APC BRIGHAM & WOMENS

Job Code:

1580 Position Title:

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-VASCULAR-PD/PT

BASIC PURPOSE OF THE JOB The nature and scope of practice of the Physician Assistant in Vascular Surgery is to assess, diagnose and treat health problems of patients across the continuum of care, in collaboration with the Attending Vascular Surgeons.  Physician Assistants in the Department of Vascular Surgery will participate in the comprehensive care of patients in the role of physician extenders under the direction of the supervising physician.  .

CONTACTS AND COMPETENCIES Please select the Contacts and Competency category  that best describes this Position:  Category C   Category C - Competency in this position is dependent upon the patient population as the position does provide patient care and/or services. This position does require knowledge of disease processes or diagnosis. Examples: Nurses, Clinical Managers, Pharmacists, Education Positions, Imaging Positions, CNSs & ACCs, Clinical Dieticians and Respiratory Therapists.

CONTACTS   Patient Contact Does this position have Patient contact? Yes             Age of Patient(s) - (check all that apply)                                 Adolescents 13 - 18 yrs                         Adults 19 - 70 years; Geriatrics 70+ years

JOB REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education - Preferred Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant Program. Minimum Work Experience Prefer two or more years of practice. Required Licenses / Registrations ACNP - Adult Nurse Practitioner

This position is a licensed independent practitioner credentialed through the Medical Staff Services Office Required additional Knowledge, and Abilities PA  - Physician Assistant license required. License, certifications, and classes will be monitored by  the Medical Staff Services Department

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS     Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job's purpose and objectives.  Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job.  They are the major functions that the person in the job is held accountable for.  Following are the essential functions of the job.

1 - PRACTICE/CLINIC    a - Obtain comprehensive history from patients, and present all new patients to the appropriate attending physician.    b - Oversee and participate in the preparation of patients who are scheduled for surgery including ordering and obtaining necessary radiology and laboratory studies, reviewing all results of studies and pathology, discussing all concerns with the attending physicians and all other aspects of preoperative evaluation and care not otherwise specified.    c - Take practice/clinic phone calls from patients, VNAs, etc as appropriate and address any issues that arise, with input from attending physicians as needed.  All phone calls will be documented in the patient’s medical record.    d - Perform physical examinations, prescribe medications, perform procedures including, but not limited to:  dressing changes; wound care; venipuncture and arterial blood gases; tube removal and changes; suture placement/removal.    e - Clinic is at South Shore Hospital as well and the Practice is at Brigham and Women's Surgical Associates, 90 Libbey Parkway Weymouth, MA

2 - FLOOR:  The PA will participate in the postoperative care of all Vascular Surgery patients.  The duties and responsibilities of the Physician Assistants involved in in-patient care will include, but are not limited to:    a - Participation in rounding on patients.    b - Implementation of all Vascular Surgery care plans including writing orders, transfer orders, wound care, dressing changes,  tube removal/insertion, venipuncture/obtaining arterial blood gas, central and arterial line insertions and removal, jejunostomy tube changes and care and suture/staple insertion and removal.    c - Discharge orders and planning, dictation of discharge orders, prescription writing, VNA care plan, etc.    d - Obtain, review and interpret radiology and laboratory studies and implement appropriate care plan based on the results in accordance with attending physician instructions.    e - Daily documentation of physical examination findings and care plan in patient’s hospital chart.  All events and communications with attending physicians or their representatives will be documented in the patient’s chart.    f - Review patient’s chart daily for all pertinent consultation notes, event notes and multidisciplinary care plans.    g - Obtain Consultations, interpret lab values and xrays with the assistance of physicioans as necessary.

3 - OPERATING ROOM:    a - First or second assist in surgeries.    b - Write postoperative orders.

4 - Situations That Require Referral or Consultation Referrals and/or consultations may be obtained by the physician assistant when the attending physician deems necessary, and need to be obtained for any medical or surgical problem that does not fall within the scope of practice of the supervising physician.   5 - Delegation of Supervising Physician Responsibilities The direct supervision of work performed by the physician assistant is the responsibility of the supervising physician or his/her designee (who must be another MD) in accordance with all state and national guidelines.  An MD may delegate to his/her physician assistant only duties and responsibi

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