Job Summary
- Company
- Lahey Clinic
- Location
- Burlington, MA 01805
- Industries
- Healthcare Services
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Per Diem
- Employee
Physician Assistant-PA/Nurse Practitioner-NP
About the Job
ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY
Every day you’ll find new reasons to grow and excel at Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Whether it’s first assist in the OR or working side-by-side with people who share your high standards, we’re proud to offer an extraordinary opportunity to become a part of one of the finest PA-led services in the region.
Qualified candidates will have the following:
• Current MA license/eligibility.
• Training/experience in thoracic surgery, cardiovasular/invasive cardiology, critical care preferred.
• Excellent communication, multitasking, organizational, collaborative and independent work skills.
• The flexibility to respond to varying patient/workload demands.
• Familiarity with minor procedures, including thoracentesis, incision and drainage of wound, and chest tube insertion is preferred.
Physical Requirements & Environment:
The position requires a high degree of mental and visual concentration. Nature of work requires lifting or moving medium weight (over 20 and up to 75 pounds). Flow of work and character of duties require high manual coordination. Flow of work and character of duties require high range of motion. Performance of duties allows for variation in positioning and tasks. Assignments require occasional repetitive motion. Working conditions include occasional exposure to elements such as odor, noise, dust, chemicals, temperature extremes or airborne pathogens. Performance of duties occasionally involves exposure to hazardous materials. Position entails exposure to bodily fluids and needle sticks, standard precautions must be used. Assignments include transporting, transfer and positioning of patients. Incumbent must be continuously prepared to prevent a patient fall. Performance of duties requires the ability to discern and identify colors. Performance of duties requires the ability to discern sharp from dull and hot from cold. Performance of duties requires the ability to hear soft and loud noises.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lahey Clinic Medical Center offers a great compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental and retirement benefits. Please apply online at: www.lahey.org/careers using the keywords Physician Assistant. To learn more about this position or others like it please visit our web site at:
About Lahey Clinic
Encompassing 3 Medical Centers and 11 individual Group Practices around the area, Lahey Clinic is one of the largest providers of comprehensive healthcare services in New England. Our Main campus, located in Burlington is comprised of an ambulatory care center serving more than 3,000 patients each day, a 317-bed full service hospital, and Level II Trauma Center. Lahey Clinic is consistently ranked amongst the best hospitals in the country in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” and in 2007, Lahey was one of only 33 adult-care hospitals in the country named to the Leapfrog Group's "Top Hospital list."
Lahey Clinic is a teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine and also has teaching affiliations with Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine.
With a culture of specialized teams and a work ethic that combines the highest competence with the utmost compassion, Lahey Clinic is committed to providing the best possible care to our patients.
As a Colleague at Lahey Clinic
At Lahey Clinic Respect…Caring…Teamwork…Excellence…Commitment to Personal Best are our guiding principles, inherent in everything we do. As a Lahey Clinic colleague, you will be part of a highly skilled, integrated team of professionals who are committed to delivering on our Motto of “Treating You Right “ and delivering the highest level of quality health care service to our patients.
Lahey Clinic physicians provide care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine, from allergies to heart disease. Lahey's cardiac surgery program is one of the largest in New England, with measured outcomes among the best in the nation.. Lahey physicians have been pioneers in such areas as cancer treatments, gastrointestinal disorders and kidney surgery.
Lahey Clinic Medical Center is a teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine and maintains residency and fellowship programs for more than 100 new physicians in 19 specialties. Lahey Clinic research programs encompass more than 200 clinical trial protocols and participates in numerous national clinical trials.
About Our Benefits
Our benefits plan is offered to staff who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more and include the following: competitive salaries, choice of 5 healthcare plans, two dental care options, 403(b) Plans, Pension Plan, Paid Time off, Free Parking, tuition assistance, dependent care resource and referral services, pre-tax reimbursement accounts for health and dependent care. "Camp Lahey" summer day camp for employees' children, adoption reimbursement and more.
Lahey Clinic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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