Physician Assistant, Plastic and Oral Surgery/Sedation (40 hours)

Job Description

Physician Assistant, Plastic and Oral Surgery/Sedation to support its Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. This Physician Assistant will be responsible for seeing outpatient consults, providing IV conscious sedation, as well as first and second assisting in the OR.


Key Responsibilities:

• Administer IV conscious sedation, including IV placement, peri-, intra-and post-procedural assessment and monitoring of patients undergoing IV sedation in the office-based setting
• Provide comprehensive healthcare services to patients of all ages and with all types of conditions
• Elicit histories, perform examinations, order and interpret diagnostic studies, instruct and counsel patients about their diagnosis
• Provide all aspects of pre-operative and post-operative care, as well as first or second assisting during surgery
• Facilitate the appropriate referral of patients, consistent with his or her supervising physician’s scope of expertise and responsibility and delegated to him/her by the supervising physician
• Working 40 hours per week, 4–10-hour days Monday through Friday in Boston and Waltham as well as the possibility of travelling to other satellite locations as needed.

• Masters in Physician Assistant Studies

• Previous EMT and/or previous PA experience in the ED or ICU setting experience preferred
• The knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically acquired through completion of an accredited Physician Assistant’s program
• The analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific, or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experience-based knowledge
• Strong communication skills to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and medicated fair solutions, and well-developed writing skills
• A strong interest in and understanding of the Plastic and Oral Surgery disciplines strongly preferred

• A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Physician Assistant.
• ACLS, PALS, and BLS certification (will provide training if not already certified)

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, employee discounts and discounted commuter benefits at certain locations. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.