Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine

Texas Children's Hospital; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is seeking a Physician Assistant to provide developmentally appropriate care for pediatric patients in an advanced role. You will participate in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice across levels to promote excellent patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and is PA-C certified by the Texas Medical Board, with a commitment to ongoing learning and collaboration within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• PA – Certified Physician Assistant by Texas Medical Board required.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes knowledge and skills to collect and evaluate health assessment data and manage a caseload of patients.
• Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive care.
• Uses interviewing skills to elicit information and develop the plan of care with patient/family.
• Identifies and documents patient/family learning needs and readiness to learn, considering family culture.
• Communicates research findings to other healthcare professionals and integrates findings into clinical practice.
• Maintains current professional knowledge through literature and continuing education annually.
• Practices independently or interdependently in the PA role.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education and training

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PA – Certified Physician Assistant (Texas Medical Board)

Job description

Job Description

We’re searching for a Physician Assistant, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position, you’ll practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate care for children. You’ll also be involved in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

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 undergorespiratoryfit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred
• PA – Certified Physician Assistant by Texas Medical Board required

About Us

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.