M&T Bank and Brigham and Women's Hospital are seeking a Physician Assistant I for the Cardiac Surgery Inpatient service. You will provide direct patient care on a 24/7 PA-run service, working 13-hour rotating day/night shifts in the cardiac surgery ICU and step-down units. This is a rotating shift position requiring nights, weekends, and holidays.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients in the cardiac surgery department
- Assist surgeons in the operating room, performing technical clinical procedures
- Perform complete histories and physical examinations
- Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests
- Develop appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings
- Order medications and write prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies
- Provide high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries
- Perform bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population
- May precept a small number of learners
- Act as a responding clinician for patients with ventricular assist devices
What We're Looking For
- Master's Degree Physician Assistant
- Physician Assistant State License
- BLS/ACLS certification
Nice to Have
- 2+ years of experience as a PA
- For new graduates: cardiac/cardiac surgery and ICU rotation or relevant work experience mandatory
Team & Environment
You will work with cardiac surgeons and ICU staff within the BWH Cardiac Surgery Service, which is a 24/7 PA-run service.
Work Mode
This position is onsite at 75 Francis Street.
Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.
