Physician Assistant (PA)- South Team- FT

Job Title:

Home Hospital Advanced Practice ProviderGeneral Overview:

The Home Hospital Advanced Practice Provider (HH APP) will be part of a clinical team that provides acute-level care to patients in the comfort of their own home. The MGB Home Hospital (HH) is an innovative strategic program that aims to improve the care of patients while increasing hospital capacity and reducing total costs of care. The HH APP will support the work of Home Hospital by visiting (either in person or virtually) and managing patients in their home as a direct Home Hospital provider, supported by a multidisciplinary team. The role requires providing acute-level care in the home setting, collaborating with multidisciplinary team members, communicating with patients and families about HH, maintaining a safe care environment, attending relevant meetings, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and local travel between patient homes within a defined radius.Responsibilities:Provides acute-level care in the home setting (in-person and/or virtual) as a key member of the Home Hospital treatment team.Collaborates with multidisciplinary Home Hospital team members and patients’ longitudinal care team members.Communicates with the patient and family about HH, incorporating patient and family values and goals in the plan of care.Maintains a safe care environment for HH patients and leads in the practice of and reinforcement of a strong safety culture among all clinical partners involved.Attends relevant team and other meetings related to Home Hospital and related work.Participates with quality measurement and/or quality improvement initiatives, as appropriate, to advance the work of Home Hospital and other alternative care pathways.Qualifications:At least 3 years of Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) experience strongly desired.Current Massachusetts Licensure as a NP or PA with a Masters Degree required.MGB institutional knowledge a plus.Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is required.Flexible and comfortable with a fast-paced, evolving clinical environment.Motivated, collaborative team player who also works well independently.Creative problem solver with the ability to think innovatively.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Demonstrated knowledge of quality measurement and quality improvement.Track record of proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.Previous experience with Continuous Quality Improvement efforts and development of evidence-based protocols a plus.Additional Information:Role is full-time, 40-hours/week with rotations for days, weekends, and holidays.There may also be a rotating overnight on-call responsibility.Local travel between patient homes within a defined 10-20 mile radius required.Primary Location:

Home Hospital SouthWork Locations:75 Francis StJob Organization:

Mass General Brigham Healthcare at HomeSchedule:

Full-timeStandard Hours:

40Shift:

Day JobPosted Shift Description:

Home Hospital South, Brigham & Women's, Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Newton-WellesleyEmployee Status:

RegularRecruiting Department:

HH Advanced Clinical Practice

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