Family Medicine

Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and home to the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate, is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our organization in western Massachusetts.

Position Highlights:

•Follow a panel of cirrhotic patients in collaboration with a dedicated Community Health Worker, Hepatologist and Primary Care Physicians. Provide clinical assessments, collaborate with multidisciplinary team to create and implement patient care plans and conduct home visits.

•The goal is to improve patient health and overall quality as well as reduce emergency room visits and hospital readmission rates. Our system aims to work on population health, patient access, system efficiencies, service and quality of care as we evolve towards a value based system in the Medicaid and Medicare payers. The new ACO model provides coverage to the vast majority of the population we serve.

•Exciting one year grant-funded position with opportunity to design and develop the process and methodology of the grant implementation.

•Full time, benefited position. Employment opportunities are available throughout our multi-institutional organization if grant is not renewed.

Baystate Health is western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and is home to the prestigious University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate. The cornerstone of our organization is Baystate Medical Center, a 716-bed tertiary care hospital which boasts the state’s single busiest emergency department and the region’s only Level-I trauma center. Together with three community hospitals, Baystate Children’s Hospital and Baystate Primary Care Medical Practices, we offer a diverse culture that provides outstanding opportunities for physicians and advanced practice providers to start and advance their career.

The Pioneer Valley provides extensive access to urban, suburban and rural amenities and is home to five colleges with communities that offer fine dining, shopping, music, galleries, and parks. We are located within two hours of Boston and three hours of NYC and Bradley International Airport is 20 minutes away. When you live and work in the Pioneer Valley, you will enjoy picturesque four-season living, excellent schools and year-round social and cultural events. In fact, Massachusetts was once again ranked #1 in Education nationally by U.S. News and World Report.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be BE/BC Physician Assistant who has experience in a primary care, home health or Medical/Surgical setting. Excellent communication, team building, and independent thinking skills. Comfort caring for patients with medically complex health conditions in a home setting. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. New graduates with substantial home health or medical/surgical experience will be considered.