Physician Assistant - Operating Room

Texas Children's Hospital Administrative Fellowship; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in The Woodlands is seeking a passionate Physician Assistant to work in an advanced pediatric setting. The role involves healthcare for children and responsibilities such as patient assessment, medication administration, and collaboration with healthcare teams. The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor's Degree and be a certified Physician Assistant.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree.
• PA certification by Texas Medical Board.
• Experience in the operating room strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services within the scope of practice.
• Obtain and document comprehensive patient history.
• Administer medications and vaccines as directed.

Skills

Patient assessment

Medical documentation

Medication administration

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PA certification by Texas Medical Board

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Physician Assistant - Operating Room

The Woodlands, TX, US

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Position: Physician Assistant - Operating Room

Talent Area: Advanced Practice Providers

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: The Woodlands, TX, US

Department: Woodlands Hospitalists

Shift: 4 ten hour shifts, rotating schedule, hours 7a-5p plus call

Job ID: 417654

We are searching for a Physician Assistant who is motivated to work in an exciting pediatric setting!

In this position, you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The PA works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the PA assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice provider, the PA is responsible for education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree
• PA -Cert-Physician Assistant by the Texas Medical Board
• Experience as a physician assistant in the operating room is strongly preferred.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services that are within the education and training of the Physician Assistant within the scope of practice and delegation of the supervising physician
• Obtain a comprehensive health, developmental, and family history on patients and documents appropriately in the patient’s medical record
• Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings and documents appropriately in the patient’s medical record
• Prescribe or administer medications as delegated by the supervising physician and documents in medical records
• Administer appropriate vaccines as observed by physicians and documented in medical records
• Order diagnostic tests consistent with differential diagnoses derived from gathered data as evidenced by types of tests ordered
• Foster collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to improve health care
• Establish a relationship with the patient/family characterized by mutual respect, empathy, and collaboration
  
  

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.

About Texas Children’s

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 14,000+ 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.

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