Physician Assistant, IV Sedation in Plastic Surgery (40 hrs)

Job Posting Description

This Physician Assistant will be responsible for:

• Primarily providing IV conscious sedation to patients undergoing procedures in our office. As time allows, other roles include of this position include seeing outpatient new and return consults, as well as first and second assisting in the OR when assigned.
• Administering IV conscious sedation, including IV placement, peri-, intra-and post-procedural assessment and monitoring of patients undergoing IV sedation in the office based setting
• Providing comprehensive healthcare services to patients of all ages and with all types of conditions
• Eliciting histories, perform examinations, order and interpret diagnostic studies, instruct and counsel patients about their diagnosis
• All aspects of pre-operative and post-operative care, as well as first or second assisting during surgery
• Facilitating 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, four 10 hour shifts Monday through Friday in Boston or Waltham MA.

To qualify, you must have:

• Master's degree from a Physician Assistant Program
• Current Massachusetts Physician Assistant License
• At least 1 year of emergency medicine experience, either as a PA in emergency medicine or as an EMT or Paramedic at a company with a 911 contract, providing or assisting with ACLS level of care.
• ACLS, PALS, and BLS certification (will provide training if not already certified)
• Ability to travel to Boston Children's Hospital satellite locations
• Flexibility and ability to work in a collaborative atmosphere
• The ability 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

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including 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, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.