Physician Assistant / Gastroenterology / Massachusetts / Locum Tenens / Gastroenterology & Endoscopy Physician Assistant

Job Title: Physician Assistant ? Endoscopy Unit
Location: Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time

Overview

Tufts Medical Center?s Division of Gastroenterology is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) to join the Endoscopy team. This unique role combines direct clinical responsibilities with administrative and care coordination duties to ensure high-quality patient care, smooth referral pathways, and efficient endoscopy unit operations. The PA will work closely with supervising physicians, the triage nurse, schedulers, and nursing/technical staff, while also serving as a resource for patients and referring providers.

Clinical Duties

• Review upcoming procedures for indications, contraindications, and appropriateness; discuss concerns with supervising or referring physicians.

• Provide routine prescriptions for colonoscopy preparation and refill GI medications as appropriate.

• Inform patients of biopsy results when the endoscopist is unavailable, ensuring adherence to established timelines.

• Coordinate follow-up care resulting from procedural findings, including management of new diagnoses (e.g., malignancy) in collaboration with supervising physicians.

• Maintain a designated face-to-face or virtual clinic for pre-endoscopy evaluation and treatment planning under staff supervision, as directed by the GI service.

• Serve as a consultant to GI nursing and technical staff regarding endoscopy-related questions or problems.

• Educate patients about their planned endoscopic procedures and provide post-procedure counseling when needed.

• Participate in educational activities, including teaching and trainee supervision, as appropriate.

Administrative and Programmatic Duties

• Assist supervising physician and triage nurse in reviewing endoscopy orders and referrals and liaise with endoscopy schedulers to ensure timely scheduling of procedures.

• Support development of a streamlined, standardized endoscopy referral process.

• Participate in reviewing and triaging GI referrals (outpatient and inpatient) for disposition (clinic evaluation versus direct-to-endoscopy).

• Contact referring providers to obtain medical records and discuss medication holds as needed.

• Assist in developing and updating patient education materials, pre-procedure instructions, and clinical protocols.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Endoscopy.

• Contribute to research activities within the division, if applicable.

Interested candidates please apply through this link, or email your CV to Alexa Landa, Physician and APC Recruiter, at Alexa.Landa@tuftsmedicine.org.