Position Summary/ Department Summary:
Brief Overview
Physician Assistant Opening in Plastic and Oral Surgery Department supporting Plastic Surgeons and Oral and Maxillofacial (OMFS) Surgeons.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive healthcare services to patients of all ages and with all types of conditions
• Elicit histories, perform examinations, perform and interpret diagnostic studies
• Perform therapeutic procedures, instruct and counsel patients about their diagnosis
• Respond to clinical needs, and 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
• Perform and/or assist with intravenous sedations in the office-based setting
• Provide all aspects of pre-operative and post-operative care, as well as first or second assisting during surgery
• Working mainly in the Boston and Waltham locations with the possibility of travel to other satellite locations.
• Schedule is 40 hours per week: 4, 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• Masters in Physician Assistant Studies

Experience:

• 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

Licensure/ Certifications:

• A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Physician Assistant.

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.

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