Physician Assistant - Operating Room

Texas Children's; Austin (TX); Presencial; USD 95 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Texas Children’s in Austin, TX is seeking a Physician Assistant to provide developmentally appropriate care for children in an advanced role. You will engage in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice across levels, with OR experience preferred and Texas Medical Board PA-C certification required.

The role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, patient-family education, and ongoing professional development to ensure high-quality pediatric care in a

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• PA-C certification by Texas Medical Board required.
• Operating Room experience strongly preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provides developmentally appropriate care for children and manages a caseload.
• Collaborates with other healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive pediatric care.
• Effectively interviews to develop the plan of care with patients and families.
• Identifies learning needs and considers family culture in care planning.
• Communicates research findings to healthcare professionals and integrates them into practice.
• Maintains current professional knowledge through literature and continuing education annually.
• Practices independently or interdependently in the PA role.

Conhecimentos

PA-C certification

Operating Room experience

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Master's degree preferred
• PA - Certified Physician Assistant by Texas Medical Board required
• Operating Room experience strongly preferred

Job Duties & 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.