Neurology Physician Assistant

Position: Locum Tenens Physician Assistant (PA) Pediatric Neurosurgery
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
Location Type: Metropolitan

• Positions Available: 1
• Schedule: 3 x 13-hour day shifts per week (6:00 AM 7:00 PM)
• Coverage: Scheduled only; No Call
• Shift: Days, including weekends as scheduled
• Nights: None
• Holiday Coverage: None
• Patient Population: Pediatrics
• Practice Setting: Inpatient Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Responsibilities:
  • Round with neurosurgery residents and participate in daily patient management
  • Review care plans and enter medical orders
  • Evaluate and manage inpatient pediatric neurosurgery patients
  • Coordinate patient discharges and ongoing care
  • Provide bedside patient care only (no operating room responsibilities)
  • Preferred experience removing Hemovac and JP drains
• EMR: Epic
• Credentialing Time: Approximately 90 days

• Board Certified in Neurosurgery
• Active Massachusetts Physician Assistant License (licensing assistance available; typical processing time 3 5 weeks)
• Minimum 1 year of Neurosurgery experience
• Epic charting experience required
• Pediatric inpatient neurosurgery experience preferred
• Ability to independently manage inpatient neurosurgical patients