About the role
Overview
- Community Focused. Care Driven.
- Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.
- Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
- Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row!
- We are searching for a talented candidate for Surgery Night ED Admissions.
- Position will cover the following surgical services: urology, general surgery, plastics, breast & thoracic.
- Hours: 36 hours – 7P – 7A
- Shift: Night – weekend, holiday rotation
- Location: St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, MA
A career at Southcoast Health offers you:
- A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
Generous Earned Time Off Package**
Employee Wellbeing Program
403B Retirement Plan with company match
Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
- Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training
- **Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.
- Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
- Under the general supervision and direction of the Surgical Hospitalist Physician or designee, conduct a wide variety of patient care and related duties in support of SPG Surgeons overnight.
- Position will function as first call for all emergency department consults with physician back-up primarily for Surgical Specialties to include urology, general surgery, plastics, breast & thoracic.
- Conduct rounds as needed for IP General Surgery specialties.
- Overnight APP coverage for St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, MA
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in a related field is required. Graduate of an A.M.A.-approved Physician Assistant program is required.
- Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Physician Assistant is required. Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
- Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required.
- Current Massachusetts R.N. registration is required. Nurse Practitioner Certificate/Physician Assistant Certificate is required.
- Knowledge and skill of orthopedic disorders and treatments is required.
- Surgical First Assistant certification required upon hire
- Skill in operating medical equipment, a variety of software applications and multiple projects is required AND/OR Nurse Practitioner is required.
- One year experience required as an Advanced Practice Practitioner
- Practitioner Certificate/Physician Assistant Certificate is required.
- Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants within one year of hire is required.
- Qualified in all basic and advanced cardiac support standards is required.
- Eligible for state and federal controlled substances registration.
Pay Range
USD $64.00 - USD $74.00 /Hr.
Rotation Schedule Requirement
rotation TBD