NP/PA Urgent Care opportunity with South Shore Health

Busy urgent care seeking Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners to be responsible for evaluating and treating patients in the urgent care setting. Highly desirable shift-based schedule, including weekend and holiday rotation; closed Christmas and Thanksgiving. Ideal candidate will be collaborative, motivated and have a passion for practice building and creating more convenient access to health care. Advanced Practice Clinicians (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) are critical thinking, multitasking and teamwork are essential. 

• Arrive each day prepared to work at your scheduled time. 
• Be prepared to leave at the end of the day only after patient care is completed (patients registered until closing hour) 
• Attend staff meetings and offer suggestions. Listen to others with an open mind. 
• Review patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications, and immunization status. 
• Elicit and record information about patients’ medical histories. 
• Interview patients concerning their symptoms and conduct a thorough physical examination. 
• Order or execute various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patients’ conditions. 
• Perform initial “wet read” interpretation of x-rays and initiate clinical interventions as necessary 
• Analyze reports and findings of tests and examinations, and diagnose conditions of patients. 
• Administer or prescribe treatments. 
• Determine and prescribe medication, dosage, and schedule given the patients’ conditions and allergies. 
• Discuss any possible side effects to medication or immunization with patients. Be willing to obtain DOT medical examiner certification via online training and pass official examination. 
• Prescribe and administer vaccinations to immunize patients from communicable diseases. 
• Administer IV, IM, IN and SQ injections as clinically indicated 
• Promote health by advising patients about diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease. 
• Perform surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency. 
• Refer patients to primary care physicians or medical specialists for consultation services when necessary for the well-being of the patients. 
• Document the patients’ visits including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action. 
• Follow-up with patients regarding progress in high risk or emergency cases. Follow-up daily on laboratory tests and X-Rays. 
• Conduct physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school/sports/camp or consideration for jobs. 
• Maintain a professional appearance. 
• Maintain a current CPR certification. 
• Understand the concepts of universal precautions, HIPAA and OSHA. 
• Be a team player who is equally comfortable working independently. 
• Maintain a warm, friendly attitude with excellent patient interaction skills. 
• Maintain excellent verbal and communication skills. Be adaptable in different situations. Possess excellent client interaction skills. Be able to multi-task. 
• Exhibit Excellent Customer Service; be patient-centric and customer service oriented. 

Qualifications 

• Extensive Clinical Experience Emergency Medicine is required. 
• Comfortable with minor surgical procedures, including suturing 
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program 
• Licensed Physician Assistant 
• Board Certificate NCCPA 

About South Shore Health (MA)

South Shore Health is an independent, not-for-profit, regional health system, based in Weymouth, Massachusetts, offering high-value, high-quality primary, secondary and tertiary care as well as specialty care, home health, community care, emergency, urgent care and preventative and wellness services.

At South Shore Health, we are committed to working toward the common goal of providing the highest-quality, exceptional, patient-centered care to all of our patients. We unite top-caliber talent, technology and service with the personal needs of patients and their families to develop individualized treatment plans.

The health system is also one of the only regional health systems that offers clinical affiliations with Boston-based academic medical centers offering world-leading medical care to the community. Our partners include:

Mass General Brigham: We partner with Brigham and Women’s Hospital to provide advanced surgical specialties including general surgery, neurosurgery, breast surgery, acute care/trauma surgery, thoracic surgery, colorectal surgery, vascular surgery and bariatric surgery. South Shore Health’s Breast Care Center, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Surgical Residency Program are all provided in association with practitioners from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Brigham and Women’s Neurosurgery at South Shore Health program cares for patients with a variety of neurological disorders including brain and spine tumors, trauma, degenerative spine disorders and hydrocephalus.

Boston Children’s Hospital: Neonatal intensive care, pediatric emergency, inpatient pediatric services and outpatient pediatric clinics are provided in association with practitioners from this world-leading children’s hospital.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center at South Shore Health provides residents south of Boston with the highest level of advanced cancer care and support in the region. Experts from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and South Shore Hospital collaborate to offer many advanced treatments locally, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology, clinical trials, advanced diagnostic imaging, a Multidisciplinary Clinic and Breast Care Center.