Physician Assistant (PA) - OB/GYN

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Lynn, MA, OB/GYN is currently looking for a Physician Assistant to join its well-established and successful medical practice. The practice is dedicated to serving the community with compassionate care and maintaining a close relationship with its patients. The practitioner will receive clinical training and support from a highly collaborative staff that goes above and beyond to help our communities achieve and maintain good health.

Details:

• Participate in situations of independent, collaborative and co-management care with consulting physicians. T

• Provide assistance to Obstetricians in the care of obstetrics patients and the delivery of babies.

• Perform obstetrics related procedures including but not limited to episiotomies.

• Maintain competency and proficiency in CPN.

• Provide assistance to surgeons in providing perioperative care.

• Perform surgical related procedures including but not limited to drain removal.

• Maintain competency and proficiency in CPOE.

• Participate in the development of patient care policies and procedures, as well as approved medical orders that will determine the parameters of the OB/GYN practice.

• Share responsibility for providing individual and group education to clients, staff, and students.

• Promote understanding of the role of Physician Assistant among staff, clients, students and the wider community.

• Develop the profession through active participation in professional organizations.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Current active certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

• Current or ability to obtain licenses or from the state of Massachusetts issued by the Board of Nursing.

• License to prescribe medications under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Required: Clinical experience in Labor and Delivery, life support requirements: BLS and NRP

Preferred: At least 6 months clinical experience in specialty

Obstetrics: Experience with labor and vaginal delivery, post-partum, cervical ripening agents and with fetal heart monitoring.

Surgical Services: Experience with central venous access, chest tube placement and management and managing general and vascular surgical patients.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a Master's in Nursing program or a Physician Assistant program

• Certification and current PA license to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• DEA

• MCSR

Pay: $75.00 / per hour.

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