Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine

Emergency Department Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

With energy and purpose, Cooley Dickinson Health Care, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is advancing health care in western Massachusetts. With a broad network of providers and facilities serving the Pioneer Valley, our services span a spectrum of medical and surgical needs, diagnostic care, rehabilitation, social work, behavioral health, and other critical needs of the community. The Cooley Dickinson culture is built on living the values of our organization. Every employee is valued, no matter what professional function.

At the Cooley Dickinson Emergency Department, we care for approximately 35,000 patients every year. We staff the ED with responsive, compassionate medical professionals whose goal is to make sure our patients have the best possible outcome, regardless of their ability to pay. Our advanced practice providers (APPs) encompassing both Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, work under the supervision and direction of our board-certified emergency medicine physicians to ensure high quality, safe and timely care for patients with various chief complaints.

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour APP, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, to join our Emergency Department at the Cooley Dickinson Main Campus located at 30 Locust St, Northampton, MA. The schedule consists of four, 10-hour rotating shifts per week, including weekdays and 1–2 weekends per month. Providers are also required to work their fair share of overnight shifts per month and cover one major and one minor holiday annually.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

Education
Master's Degree Physician Assistant required

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Licenses and Credentials
Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required

Experience
2 years of experience as a PA required

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• 2+ years of Emergency Medicine as an NP or PA experience strongly preferred

Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

30 Locust Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Pay Range

$122,803.20 - $173,867.20/Annual

Grade

7