Pediatric Operating Room PA – Advanced Clinician & Educator

Texas Children's Hospital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Austin seeks a Physician Assistant to provide developmentally appropriate, pediatric-focused care in an advanced role, with involvement in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice.

The role emphasizes collaboration with healthcare teams, managing a caseload, and applying evidence-based practice; OR experience is strongly preferred, and licensed PAs in Texas are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• PA certification by Texas Medical Board is required.
• Operating Room experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes knowledge and skills on a daily basis to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
• Collaborates effectively with other members of the healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients
• Utilizes effective and appropriate interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family and collaborates with them in the development of the plan of care
• Identifies and documents patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients
• Communicates research findings to other healthcare professionals and integrates findings into clinical practice as observed by evaluation of written/oral reports
• Maintains current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills through literature and attending development and continuing education programs annually
• Practices independently or interdependently in the PA role
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills

PA certification

Operating Room experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Texas Children's Hospital in Austin seeks a Physician Assistant to provide developmentally appropriate, pediatric-focused care in an advanced role, with involvement in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice.

The role emphasizes collaboration with healthcare teams, managing a caseload, and applying evidence-based practice; OR experience is strongly preferred, and licensed PAs in Texas are required.