Join Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for an outstanding opportunity as a Physician Assistant (PA) with Vascular Surgery

Join Lahey Hospital and Medical Center for an outstanding opportunity as a Physician Assistant (PA) with Vascular Surgery.  

  The Vascular PA will function as a member of the Vascular Surgery team at Lahey Hospital Medical Center providing inpatient and outpatient services. This individual will be responsible for providing the following services:  

• Outpatient evaluation of new patients with various vascular problems.  
• Facilitating work up and therapeutic procedures for aortic disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, hemodialysis access and venous disorders.   Outpatient follow up for patients treated for these disorders. 
• Evaluation of un-scheduled “drop-in” patients, who require urgent or focused evaluation.  
• Occasional inpatient responsibilities for vascular surgery patients at LHMC . 
• Assists in outpatient procedures such as: temporal artery biopsies, vein ablations, and phlebectomy and sclerotherapy procedures. 

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE  

• Assumes major responsibility for the direct care of patients in the inpatient/outpatient setting as outlined in the job description above and follow up of testing orders. This job will be performed with close collaboration with the attending vascular surgeons, residents and vascular surgery teams at LHMC.  
• Provides timely initial assessment, diagnostic evaluation, management, and follow-up of vascular patients as appropriate to the specific job task.  
• Participates in the interdisciplinary evaluation, management, and follow-up of patients using appropriate clinical practice guidelines.  
• Participates in conferences and educational opportunities within LHMC 
• Provides patient and/or family centered care by including patient and/or family in health care decision making; providing health education, counseling and referrals to other health professionals and resources.  
• Evaluates quality outcomes for the vascular team through participation in the development of quality indicators used by the division of vascular surgery.  

SCOPE AND HOURS OF WORK  

• Following an orientation and training period of 30 – 90 days (varies depending on background, previous training and experience, specific skills require extended time), the candidate will work a full-time schedule and collaborate with attending physicians, fellows, residents and other PAs to establish appropriate follow-up.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Current and unencumbered Massachusetts State Physician Assistant License with prescriptive authority.  
• Applicable degree from PA program.  
• Certification by a national board certifying organization.  
• Proven excellence working in an interdisciplinary collaborative team environment.  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and clinical expertise in patient care.  
• Training and/or experience in the provision of outpatient care including: initial and ongoing assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and management of patients with significant vascular disease.  

About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health brings you the comfort of knowing your health is always in the best hands, in a place that’s closer to home. Our nationally recognized specialists, superb primary care physicians and award-winning hospitals and services make it easy for you to become and stay healthy. At Lahey Health, we offer services you can count on throughout your life, and with a full spectrum of seamlessly integrated and accessible resources and a smart approach to delivering care, we’re with you every step of the way. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.