GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
The Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD) physician assistant (PA) is an advance practitioner who will join a team of physicians and PAs in the management and care of pulmonary vascular, dyspnea and general pulmonary patients. The PVD PA will have an opportunity to be involved in all facets of our inpatient, ambulatory, procedural and research programs.
Specific duties:
The PVD PA inpatient responsibilities include but not limited to rounding and assisting in the assessment and management of pulmonary/heart/vascular diseases patients with the inpatient PVD consult service attending physicians and fellows.
The PVD PA will independently see ambulatory patients in the PVD PA clinic 1 (4-hour blocks) every 3 weeks and assist in the attending clinics as needed. In the PVD PA clinic, the PA will see established and occasionally new pulmonary vascular, dyspnea and general pulmonary patients. Some visits may be virtual when appropriate.
The PVD PA procedural responsibilities include but not limited to assisting the attending physicians, fellows and exercise physiologists in the advanced Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (aCPET) Program with pre-procedure, peri-procedure and post-procedure assessment, management, and discharge education/planning/coordination.
The PVD PA will have an opportunity to be involved in our clinical research programs as sub-investigators and assist the principal investigator and research coordinator/assistants in medication administration, device management and patient assessments.
The PA will always have the support of attending physicians and the senior PA to discuss and manage patients with complex pulmonary heart and pulmonary disorders.
The PA will perform in accordance with all state and federal regulations and institutional policies including but not limited to the BWH PA Scope of Practice, Prescriptive Guidelines, approved clinical privileges, and BWH PA policy.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Inpatient Clinical Duties
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