Clinical Oncology Access Physician Assistant

• Generates a daily bed plan strategy based on predicted needs and available beds
• performs extensive chart review to ensure appropriate team and bed selection based on patient acuity, diagnosis, and resource availability
• Continuously reassesses incoming patients and anticipated oncology discharges throughout the day
• updates the plan accordingly
• Leads daily interdisciplinary huddles with nursing, care coordination, and oncology service line leadership to confirm discharges and identify/resolve barriers
• escalates issues to appropriate departments as needed
• Collaborates with nursing leadership to distribute acuity across oncology pods to optimize nursing and patient care resources
• Facilitates communication between inpatient and outpatient teams to ensure safe, timely transitions of care for urgent and emergent admissions and transfers
• Coordinates with bed planning, transfer center, and care management to improve throughput, bed utilization, and patient experience
• Communicates with ambulatory practices and outside hospitals to coordinate direct admissions and interfacility transfers
• Creates a detailed overnight plan and provide clear handoff to BWH bed planners
• ensures continuity across shift changes
• Participates in quality-improvement initiatives focused on communication, transitions, admission workflows, and throughput
• contributes to pathway adherence and process refinement
• Maintains accurate documentation and tracking of admission flow, team assignments, and barriers
• supports data collection for operational metrics

• Master's Degree, AAPA/NCCPA-accredited Physician Assistant Studies program
• 1 Year of professional clinical Physician Assistant experience
• Current Massachusetts PA license
• NCCPA certified
• Completion of 100 hours of CME per national and state regulations every two years

Oncology experience preferred