APP (Np/Pa) Chronic Pain

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

32

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Job Description:

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center has an immediate opening for a qualified Advanced Practice Provider to join its highly regarded Anesthesia Chronic Pain Service.

The department of Anesthesia provides anesthesia for approximately 25,000 cases annually.The APP will provide direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management in an ambulatory and/or inpatient setting to patients with complex medical conditions or surgical patients.

The APP will also:

• Coordinate the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, and timely patient centered care.

• Act as a liaison between visiting nurses, clinical staff, and consultservices.

• Consult with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.

• Provide direct patient care and management for all opioid patients.

Education:

Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited Physician Program. Documentation of registration for next NCCPA Board administration or successful completion of NCCPA Board and maintenance of appropriate CME.

OR

Practitioner RN: Graduate of a Master's Program in Nursing. Maintain currency through Clinical Education Units.

Licensure, Certification, Registration:

• Certification and current license to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

• DEA number and Mass Department of Public Health Division of Food and Drug Restricted Substances registration number as appropriate.

• Written prescription privilege protocols signed by all attending physicians with whom the individual will be working.

Experience:

Direct patient care experience (preferably to include in-patient care) prior to graduation and /or clinic experience while in program.

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.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.