Tufts Medical Center Community Care is currently seeking Physician Assistant in Neurosurgery to join our growing team full time in Melrose, MA.

Why join our team:

Collaborative. Community minded. Committed to you.

Join Tufts Medical Center Community Care - and our more than 125 providers offering primary care and specialty services. As a proud member of Tufts Medicine, we elevate the value of health care for patients by focusing on quality and service - by delivering robust support for our physicians. We want you to have everything you need to excel and grow. That's why we offer a comprehensive onboarding program, supportive administrative services, flexible scheduling, and more. We emphasize work/life balance for all providers and employees, because quality of life is critical to delivering quality care.

Tufts MC Community Care is affiliated with MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, with access to specialists at Tufts Medical Center for highly specialized care.

We are seeking a highly motivated physician assistant who is interested in working in a fast-paced, team environment focused on delivering exceptional, compassionate care.

How you'll transform patient care

• Develop longitudinal relationships with your patients

• Work cross-functionally with various members of our community and stake holders

• Collaborate with a gifted team of physician and physician assistant colleagues

• Focus on quality and coordination of care, not just productivity

• Contribute to a work environment that is flexible and in-tune with the desires of a modern workforce that values work/life balance

• Embrace one of our most fundamental values of active engagement within our communities, bringing the strength of academic and community care

• Join an organization built on collaborative practices and community

Responsibilities:

The physician assistants work in collaboration with Tufts Medical Center/Melrose-Wakefield Hospital neurosurgeons to provide comprehensive care to both outpatients and inpatients at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital experiencing a wide variety of conditions involving the brain and spine. The neurosurgical physician assistant works as a strong collaborative team member in the operating room, inpatient wards, and outpatient clinics. The position involves being a first assistant to the neurosurgical attending in all surgical procedures. Currently there are no resident physicians at the Melrose Wakefield site. Most procedures performed at Melrose Wakefield Hospital are spinal procedures.

The inpatient service involves intensive care and floor level patients in addition to emergency room and off-service consultations, including traumas. The neurosurgical physician assistant also assists the attending neurosurgeons with outpatient clinic visits, independent pre and postop evaluation, and independent evaluation of patients for triage to the neurosurgical attending. To succeed in the role, the physician assistant needs excellent critical thinking skills and efficiency. The PA must demonstrate initiative to complete daily tasks and address the continual needs of the patients and their families.

Proficiency in general medicine is required. The neurosurgery service functions as the primary team for patients, rather than a consulting service, requiring comfort with management of active chronic medical illnesses and postoperative conditions, such as cardiac, respiratory, infectious, and endocrinologic management.

Ability to independently evaluate patients, order and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and initiate clinical intervention based on the results of those studies is expected.

Strong interpersonal skills are crucial for effective communication both within the interdisciplinary care team and for coordination of care withconsulting services.

In addition to weekly operative cases, the role involves floor and ICU procedural skills such as, but not limited to, drain removal, suturing and arterial line placement.

The schedule will be four 10-hour day shifts per week. Infrequent weekend and night coverage may be required depending on service needs.

Who you are:

• Graduate of an accredited and/or approved Physician Assistant program

• NCCPA certified

• ACLS certified

• Current license as a Physician Assistant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration

• Prior experience in neurosurgery preferred but not an absolute requirement

• A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champions world class patient satisfaction and support

Work, Live, and Grow:We strive to maintain an inclusive work environment for all our employees. We offer a competitive salary with competitive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, and more.

• CME support - yearly reimbursement plus free CME credits offered within our system annually

• Full malpractice coverage from the day you start, including tail coverage

• Full-time equivalency receives 34 days of PTO annually

Location:585 Lebanon St, Melrose, MA

How to apply:You can apply via the apply button located at the top of this listing. Please be sure to include a confidential CV and cover letter with your application. Should you have any questions regarding the position please feel free to reach out to Ian McCarthy, Senior Physician Recruiter at Ian.McCarthy@tuftsmedicine.org.

Why Tufts Medicine:

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, an expansive home care network and a large integrated physician network. Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated care team members providing more than 1.5 million patient experiences per year. The health system is the principal teaching affiliate for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medicine came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.