Pediatric Physician Assistant Hospitalist

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an award-winning health system and a leader in behavioral and mental healthcare, is seeking a Pediatric Physician Assistant Hospitalist to join our Pediatrics department and become a crucial part of our Center of Excellence for Child & Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Care at our Somerville Campus.

In this vital role, you will provide dedicated medical coverage and expertise for all CHA child and adolescent psychiatry inpatient units. You will be responsible for consulting on the immediate and ongoing medical management of all admitted pediatric and adolescent psychiatric inpatients. This role is crucial for integrating physical health assessment and management into the overall psychiatric treatment plan, enhancing patient safety, and ensuring regulatory compliance

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete comprehensive Histories & Physical examinations for all new admissions within 24 hours.
• Actively co-manage new and existing medical concerns (e.g., metabolic changes, side effects, acute/chronic conditions) with the multidisciplinary team.
• Place orders for diagnostic tests and lab work related to general medical health and review results in a timely manner.
• Initiate, coordinate, and manage communication with internal and external pediatric medical specialists (e.g., Endocrinology, Neurology, Orthopedics).
• Determine medical necessity for emergency transfers and coordinate with receiving ED providers.
• Provide expert medical advice to the psychiatry team regarding the acceptance of complex referrals to the inpatient service.
• Facilitate clear, structured, and comprehensive verbal sign-out of all active medical issues, follow-up items, and pending results to Pediatrics colleague(s) and the responsible treating psychiatric teams at the end of your shift.

Schedule:

• 7days on, 7 days off 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Overnight coverage is provided during service weeks via home call (telephone consultation).  Occasional in-person evaluation of patients may be required overnight in emergent situations.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with an active MA PA license
• Experience in pediatric hospitalist medicine
• Experience working with behaviorally and neurodevelopmentally complex children and adolescents
• Physician Assistant must live and remain within a 60 minute radius of the work site, to be available to commute for potential emergent situations when on service.

Physician Assistants employed at CHA receive competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including affordable health/dental insurance, retirement account with matching, malpractice insurance and more.

Guaranteed base salary range of $114,000 - 171,000 is based on years of experience.

For more information on CHA and to apply, please visit www.CHAproviders.org. Qualified candidates may also submit their CV and cover letter to the CHA Provider Recruitment Department via email at ProviderRecruitment@challiance.org.

About Cambridge Health Alliance Physician Organization

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing essential services to all members of the community. With over 140,000 patients in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s Metro North region, CHA is a local provider of choice for primary care, specialty care, emergency services, hospital care, maternity care and behavioral health. CHA patients receive high quality care in convenient neighborhood locations and have seamless access to advanced care through CHA’s affiliations with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Mass. General Hospital for Children (MGHfC).CHA’s community commitment extends beyond serving its patients. CHA operates the Cambridge Public Health Department and collaborates with many local agencies and organizations to improve the health of local residents. It also provides a vital safety net for under served populations facing barriers to care. As a Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine teaching hospital, CHA trains the health care providers of tomorrow.

Please go to www.CHAproviders.org to learn more about CHA careers and culture.