Physician Assistant

What you'll be doing

You're joining the Plastic and Oral Surgery/Sedation team at Boston Children's Hospital to support our Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. This is a clinical role with real variety. You'll see outpatient consults, provide IV conscious sedation, and assist in the OR as either a first or second assist.

On any given day, here's what that looks like:

• Administering IV conscious sedation in the office based setting ; including IV placement and peri-, intra-, and post procedural assessment and monitoring of patients
• Providing comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages with all types of conditions
• Taking histories, performing exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies
• Instructing and counseling patients about their diagnosis
• Managing all aspects of pre operative and post operative care
• First or second assisting during surgery in the OR
• Facilitating appropriate referrals consistent with your supervising physician's scope of expertise

Schedule & location

The schedule is 40 hours per week. That breaks down to four 10 hour days, Monday through Friday. You'll split your time between Boston and Waltham. There's also a possibility you'll travel to other satellite locations as needed.

What you need to bring

Education:

• A Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program

Experience & knowledge:

• The theories, principles, and concepts you'd get from completing an accredited PA program (that's your baseline)
• The analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems using clinical or scientific principles ; this means cross functional experience based knowledge matters here
• A strong interest in Plastic & Oral Surgery is strongly preferred; understanding those disciplines goes a long way in this role
• Well developed writing skills plus solid communication to handle conflicting views or issues fairly are expected

Licenses & certifications required (or we'll help you get them)

A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Physician Assistant. ACLS certification. PALS certification. BLS certification. We will provide training if you don't already have ACLS, PALS, or BLS certified when hired.

Pay & benefits worth talking about The posted base pay range for this role reflects our good faith expectation at the time of posting. What you're actually offered depends on skills, experience, education, certifications -- plus other job related factors. Base pay isn't everything though. The full package includes: Flexible schedules Affordable health insurance Vision insurance Dental insurance Child care subsidies Student loan subsidies Generous time off levels A 403(b) Retirement Savings plan A Pension plan Tuition reimbursement Reimbursement for certain licenses and certifications Cell phone plan discounts Discounted rates on T passes How to apply Submit your application through JobXi using reference code bchAPP if asked by this employer.