Physician Assistant (PA)-Robotic Surgery- MGH

Physician Assistant - First Assist

Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the leading academic surgical centers in the United States. As we are expanding our activities in robotic surgery across multiple specialties, we are inviting an experienced and motivated Physician Assistant to join our team part-time. The primary responsibility in this position will include surgical first-assistance in robotic surgical cases on services including but not limited to Thoracic, Urology, Gynecology, Colorectal, and General Surgery. We are a high-volume center, averaging 250+ robotic procedures per month. A competitive candidate will have at least 2 years of operating room experience, with preference for at least 1 year of dedicated robotic surgical experience. Previous robotic surgery experience will be strongly preferred. This position reports directly to the Robotic Surgery APP Manager, Medical Director of Perioperative Services, and OR Nursing Director. PAs will be listed as being supervised by the surgical director of our PA program.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Primary management of mostly adult and some pediatric surgical patients in the operating room in conjunction with surgical faculty and staff.
• Day-to-day duties will focus on directly assisting in multispecialty robotic surgery as the first-assistant.
• This role is in direct support of the operating room; there will be no floor, consult, or clinic responsibilities.
• Operational: History and Physical, image review, preoperative huddling, patient positioning, prepping and draping.
• Make incisions, robotic port placement, retraction, suction/irrigation, specimen handling, surgical decision-making, stapling and dividing major anatomic structures, suturing deep and superficial tissue layers, dressing placement, drain management, patient transport, postoperative orders.
• Administrative & Educational: Trains bedside personnel including residents, PAs, students. Participates in educational and quality assurance meetings for the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Services to identify areas of performance improvement in patient outcomes, experience, medical education. Pursues attending-mentored clinical research involving robotic surgery.

Skills and Experience

• 2 years of surgical experience desirable (Thoracic, GU, GYN, Colorectal, General Surgery experienced preferred).
• 1 year of robotic surgical experience preferred.
• Maintain certification by completing required 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits every two years.
• Qualified in all basic and advanced cardiac life support standards as established by the American Heart Association.
• Eligible for state and federally controlled substances registration.
• Excellent teamwork/people skills when dealing with patients and/or colleagues.
• Success in this role is contingent upon the presence of or immediate ability to acquire advanced surgical skills.

Education/Degree

• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant training program. Bachelors and Masters degrees required.

Licensure, Certifications, or Registration

• Must be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants prior to start date.
• Must be licensed by the State of Massachusetts prior to start date.
• Maintain certification by completing required 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits every two years.

General Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation. May also perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

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

• Master's Degree Physician Assistant required.
• Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No.
• Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• 2 years of experience as a PA required.
• Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• Remote Type: Onsite
• Work Location: 55 Fruit Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20
• Employee Type: Regular
• Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range: $122,803.20 - $173,867.20/Annual
• Grade: 7

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