General Surgery - Physician

General Surgery - Physician at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin - Ascension summary

This role involves providing perioperative care by evaluating preoperative patients, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and managing patient health to optimize surgical outcomes. The position requires a Master’s degree in Nursing and appropriate licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse, with responsibilities including patient assessment, diagnostic interpretation, and patient education. The job is based in Ascension Seton's medical centers in Austin, TX, with occasional travel to nearby locations, offering a collaborative healthcare environment within a large nonprofit health system.

• Specialty: Perioperative Care
• Schedule: Monday - Friday; some after-hour and weekend remote work required
• EMR System: Cerner
• Location: Austin, TX

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

As an APRN or PA in Perioperative Surgical with Ascension Seton, you will evaluate preoperative patients in a hospital-based outpatient clinic and use evidence-based guidelines to optimize risk factors and health conditions. The goal of this service is to reduce perioperative complications and improve postoperative outcomes. You will collaborate with Perioperative Surgical Home interdisciplinary team members, coordinate with other specialties involved in each patient's care, and provide a continuum of care during the patient's perioperative journey.

You will be based out of Seton Medical Center Austin and/or Dell Seton Medical Center UT. You will likely travel once a week to Seton Northwest, Seton Medical Center Williamson or Seton Medical Center Hays.

• Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care.
• Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy

• As a member of Ascension Seton, our physicians join a large community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons, especially those who are struggling or affected by poverty.
• We share best practices and knowledge across our smart network as a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country.
• Ascension Seton includes more than 100 clinical locations, including four teaching hospitals which serve as training sites for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.
• Dell Children’s, part of Ascension Seton in Austin, TX is a world-class pediatric center with its own Level I trauma center and only Level IV NICU in Texas.

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