Mass General Brigham·Northampton, Massachusetts
The provider is responsible for the assessment and management of patients with pulmonary and sleep-related conditions in an outpatient setting. Key duties include performing physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, and developing comprehensive plans of care.
Mass General Brigham Medical Group Western Massachusetts, Inc.
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The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care.
This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs.
The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion.
We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.
The Outpatient Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine team at Cooley Dickinson Hospital provides comprehensive care for patients with pulmonary and sleep-related conditions at our 10 Main Street location in Florence, Massachusetts. Services include evaluation and management of chronic respiratory diseases, diagnostic sleep testing, and treatment for a wide range of sleep disorders. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering patient-centered care in a collaborative outpatient setting focused on improving long-term respiratory health and quality of sleep.
We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team. This position includes two 8-hour shifts (Mondays and Tuesdays) in Sleep Medicine, two 8-hour shifts (Thursdays and Fridays) in the Lung Nodule Clinic, and one 8-hour administrative day on Wednesdays. This role does not include call responsibilities, nights, weekends, or holidays.
Summary The Physician Assistant (PA) is a licensed provider. The PA is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, medical and/or surgical, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
Essential Functions
Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No
Licenses and Credentials Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Experience Experience as a licensed Physician Assistant preferred
Work Location: 10 Main Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
$60.98 - $173,867.20/Annual
Grade: 7
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In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.
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Requires a Master's degree and a valid state license as a Physician Assistant. Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, preferably in pulmonary or sleep medicine.
Market context
Advanced-practice openings in Massachusetts often reflect steady demand in long-term care and skilled nursing settings, where licensed NPs, PAs, and physicians can support complex patient needs. These roles are competitive because employers usually want an active Massachusetts license plus recent facility experience, and this platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits help you review the original posting faster. If you are applying, confirm your license status and highlight any long-term care or SNF experience clearly in your resume.