Physician Assistant NWD - Vascular; Woodlands

Overview

Come lead with us at Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. At Houston Methodist, the Physician Assistant (PA) (ACLS) functions as an advanced practice practitioner, responsible for maintaining and promoting the health of the patient requiring care, practicing medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. The PA (ACLS) provides diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and preventative care under supervision, exams, diagnoses and determines treatment, writes prescriptions, takes patient histories, provides surgical assistance, and orders various forms of therapy.

This role may work in inpatient or outpatient settings and can operate independently under a physician's license or as part of a treatment team. The PA (ACLS) role affects direct patient care in accordance with the Texas Board of Physician Assistants and Houston Methodist policies.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

• Demonstrates leadership as a clinical resource, inter-professional consultant, and patient advocate. Participates in rounding independently or with physicians/surgeons and attends interdisciplinary rounds as appropriate by specialty.
• Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment. Acts as a role model and coaches staff in effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication. May serve as first call for hospital staff and preceptor for PA students and medical residents when appropriate.
• Communicates organizational information and aspects of administrative and clinical practice with staff in a respectful and positive manner. Advocates for balanced workload, promotes positive behaviors, peer-to-peer accountability, and teamwork. Supports improvement of department scores for employee engagement.
• Collaborates with inter-professional health care team members to manage and coordinate patient care. Advocates on patient/family behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.

• Coordinates appropriate, timely patient care between health care providers and other clinicians under a physician license, focusing on defined populations and outcomes. Supports patient satisfaction through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards.
• Collaborates on quality health care with inter-professional team members to manage and coordinate patient care. Responds to patient questions/issues as triaged by clinical staff and provides assistance in emergencies as needed.

• Performs independent or delegated functions under physician license, including diagnosis, prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.
• Reviews medications and test results, responds to critical results, and advises on corrective actions as appropriate.
• Conducts comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge), identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops care plans, initiates interventions, and evaluates outcomes for defined patient populations.
• Assists the inter-professional team in developing and implementing protocols to ensure patient safety and contributes to practice standards, policies, procedures, and continuous improvements in safety processes.

• Performs accurate and timely documentation in medical records, including diagnosis and CPT coding. Supports department strategies to achieve financial targets and mentors others in timely documentation and efficiency.

• Fosters identification and implementation of innovative solutions to improve patient care or department operations by leading or participating in department or hospital projects.
• Provides education in professional activities such as research, presentations, and publications. Supports ongoing development and career planning.

• Education:
  Bachelor’s degree; graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program by NCCPA.
• Experience:
  One year of clinical experience.

• Licenses and Certifications (Required):
• PA - Physician Assistant - Texas state licensure (TDLR) and Texas Board of Physician Assistants
• PA-C - NCCPA certification
• BLS - Basic Life Support
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• DEA - Narcotics license

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies to safely perform the…