Physician Assistant

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Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the leading academic surgical centers in the United States. As we are expanding our activities in robotic surgery across multiple specialties, we are inviting an experienced and motivated Physician Assistant to join our team full-time. The primary responsibility in this position will include surgical first-assistance in robotic surgical cases on services including but not limited to Thoracic, Urology, Gynecology, Colorectal, and General Surgery. We are a high-volume center, averaging 150+ robotic procedures per month.
A competitive candidate will have at least 2 years of operating room experience, with preference for at least 1 year of dedicated robotic surgical experience. Thoracic Surgery experience will be strongly preferred.
This position reports directly to the Robotic Surgery APP Manager, Medical Director of Perioperative Services, and OR Nursing Director. PAs will be listed as being supervised by the surgical director of our PA program. This is 4-10hr shift per week position
Primary management of mostly adult and some pediatric surgical patients in the operating room in conjunction with surgical faculty and staff. Day-to-day duties will focus on directly assisting in multispecialty robotic surgery as the first-assistant. there will be no floor, consult, or clinic responsibilities.
Make incisions, robotic port placement, retraction, suction/irrigation, specimen handling, surgical decision-making, stapling and dividing major anatomic structures, suturing deep and superficial tissue layers, dressing placement, drain management, patient transport, postoperative orders.

Administrative & Educational
Trains bedside personnel including residents, PAs, students.
Participates in educational and quality assurance meetings for the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Services to identify areas of performance improvement in patient outcomes, experience, medical education.
Pursues attending-mentored clinical research involving robotic surgery.

Physician Assistant-First Assist
2 years of surgical experience desirable (Thoracic, GU, GYN, Colorectal, General Surgery experienced preferred).
~1 year of robotic surgical experience preferred.
~ Maintain certification by completing required 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits every two years.
~ Eligible for state and federally controlled substances registration.
~ Success in this role is contingent upon the presence of or immediate ability to acquire advanced surgical skills.


Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant training program. Bachelors and Masters degrees required.


Licensure, Certifications, or Registration
Must be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants prior to start date.
Maintain certification by completing required 100 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits every two years.
The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.
Does this position require Patient Care?
Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.


~ Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.


~ Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.


~ Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.


~ Master's Degree Physician Assistant required
Physician Assistant - Massachusetts
Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
Ability to maintain quality control standards.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Remote Type

Work Shift

Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran?s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
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