Locum Physician Assistant (PA) - Critical Care - $105 per hour in Boston, MA

Physician Assistant | Critical Care
Location: Boston, MA
Employer: WhiteCoat Locums
Pay: $105 per hour
Shift Information: 13 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Critical Care Physician Assistant

Assignment Details

• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Provider Type: Physician Assistant (PA)
• Specialty: Critical Care
• Practice Setting: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Teaching Hospital
• Start Date: January 4, 2027
• Assignment Duration: 26 Weeks
• Coverage Need: 1 Position
• EMR: Epic

• Hourly: $105/hour

• Weekend Coverage Required
• Day Shifts: 6:00 AM-7:00 PM
• Night Shifts: 6:00 PM-7:00 AM
• Shift Duration: 13 Hours
• Preferred Availability: 4 Weekend Shifts Per Month
• Minimum Availability: 2 Weekend Shifts Per Month
• Friday Nights, Saturdays, and Sundays Qualify as Weekend Shifts
• No Requirement to Work 3 Consecutive Shifts Every Week
• No Call Required
• Local Candidates Preferred

• Adult Patients
• Average Daily Census: 7 Patients
• ICU Capacity: 10 Beds
• Approximately 1-2 Burn Patients
• General ICU and Medical-Surgical Patients

• Provide Critical Care Support in the ICU
• Serve as a Responding Clinician
• Participate in Morning Rounds With the Attending Physician
• Complete Assigned Patient Care Tasks
• Participate in Afternoon Rounds
• Evaluate and Monitor ICU Patients
• Assist With General ICU and Medical-Surgical Patient Management
• Coordinate Patient Care With the Attending Physician and Clinical Team
• Respond to Patient Care Needs During Assigned Shifts

• Teaching Hospital
• Intensive Care Unit
• Attending Physician Support
• Epic EMR
• No Procedural Responsibilities
• No APP Billing Responsibilities

• No Intubations
• No Line Placement
• No Ventilator Management
• No Transplant Cases
• No Echocardiography
• No Neurosurgical Cases
• No External Ventricular Drains (EVD)
• No Complex Neurological or Stroke Cases
• No Invasive Procedures Required

• Board Certification in Acute Care - Required
• At Least 2 Years of Clinical Experience in Critical Care - Required
• ICU Experience - Required
• Massachusetts Physician Assistant License - Required for Practice
• Candidates Requiring Massachusetts PA Licensure May Be Considered
• ACLS - Required
• BLS - Required
• DEA - Required
• Must Be Comfortable Working Day or Night Weekend Shifts
• Must Be Available for at Least 2 Weekend Shifts Per Month
• Must Be Comfortable Working as a Responding Clinician
• Local Candidates - Preferred

• Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: Approximately 90 Days
• Massachusetts PA Licensure Candidates May Be Considered
• Estimated PA Licensing Timeframe: 3-5 Weeks
• PA License Application Must Be Submitted Before the Appointment Process Can Begin