PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - ORTHOPEDICS - HIP AND KNEE SURGERY (BAYTOWN)
Company: Houston Methodist
Location: Baytown
Posted on: October 18, 2024
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Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Physician Assistant (PA) 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. This
position will provide diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and
preventative care, under the supervision of a physician. The PA
position exams, diagnoses and decides treatment for patients,
including analyzing and interpreting x-rays and lab results, writes
prescriptions, takes patients' histories, provides surgical
assistance, and orders various forms of therapy. This position may
work in both inpatient and outpatient situations and can perform
independently under the license of a physician or as part of a
treatment team. The PA position affects direct patient care
according to the Board of Physician Assistant Examiners in the
State of Texas and Houston Methodist policies and procedures.PEOPLE
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSDemonstrates 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.
Serves as preceptor for Physician Assistant students and medical
residents, as appropriate.Communicates organizational information
and aspects of administrative and clinical practice in a respectful
and positive manner when interacting with staff. Advocates for a
balanced workload, promotes positive behaviors, and peer-to-peer
accountability. Facilitates the promotion of teamwork. Uses
peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score
for employee engagement.Collaborates with inter-professional health
care team members to manage/coordinate patient care. Advocates on
patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and
ethical concerns.SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSCoordinates
appropriate, timely patient care between health care providers and
other ancillary clinicians, as appropriate, under a physician
license, for a defined patient population(s), focusing on
identified expected unit/optimal outcomes, individualized to the
patient. Helps drive improvement of department score for patient
satisfaction, through peer-to-peer accountability to service
standards.Collaborates quality health care with inter-professional
team members to manage/coordinate patient care.Responds and is
available timely to patient questions/issues that arise as triaged
by clinical staff and provides assistance for emergencies, as
needed.QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSPerforms independent or
delegated functions under physician license, such as diagnosis, use
of prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice
guidelines, protocols, and/or standing orders.Reviews medications
and test reports on patients, responds to critical test results,
and advises on any corrective action based on the results.Conducts
comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge),
identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops plan of
care, initiates appropriate interventions, and evaluates care
outcomes on defined patient populations. Performs quality and safe
diagnostic, surgical and/or therapeutic procedures necessary for
defined patient populations.Assists the inter-professional health
care team in the development and implementation of protocols to
ensure patient safety. Integrates and contributes to professional
practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and leads
improvements in patient safety-related processes.FINANCE ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONSPerforms accurate and timely documentation in medical
records, including diagnosis and CPT coding.Implements department
strategies to achieve financial target and mentors others to do the
same through timely documentation of care, decreasing length of
stay, optimizing efficiency, and other areas according to
department specifications. Projects awareness and understanding of
resource allocation based on patient needs and staff experience,
knowledge, and skills.GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSFosters
identification and implementation of innovative solutions to
improve patient care or department operations such as the
organization's quality metrics or other department-specific
measures by leading and/or participating in department and/or
hospital projects/activities or a hospital committee.Provides
education of information/knowledge in professional activities such
as research, presentations, and publications. Expands individual
nursing knowledge and coaches staff to grow in knowledge,
abilities, skills, and attitudes. Ensures own career discussions
occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My
Development Plan on an on-going basis.This job description is not
intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other
reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston
Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and
responsibilities as the need arises.EDUCATIONBachelor's
degreeGraduate from accredited Physician Assistant program by
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
(NCCPA)WORK EXPERIENCEOne year of clinical experienceLICENSES AND
CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIREDPA - Physician Assistant - State Licensure
-- by the Texas Board of Physician Assistants ANDHealth
Services\PA-C - Physician Assistant (NCCPA) ANDAP - Prescriptive
Authority - Texas Board of Nursing ANDDEA - Narcotics License (DEA)
within 6 months ANDBLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) ANDACLS -
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA)KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND
ABILITIESDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to
safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going
skills, competency assessments, and performance
evaluationsSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing
the English language necessary to perform the essential functions
of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient
or employee safety or securityAbility to effectively communicate
with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a
manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of
positive language principlesUse of critical thinking skills and
clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Board of
Physicians AssistantsAccepts accountability for outcomes in
healthcareUses therapeutic communication to establish a
relationship with patients, families and interprofessional team to
collaborate on the plan of careStrong organizational and
problem-solving skill as evidenced by capacity to prioritize
multiple tasks and role componentsAbility to exercise judgment in
interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and
patients and their familiesDemonstrates proficient time management
skillsSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTSWORK ATTIREUniform NoScrubs
YesBusiness professional YesOther (department approved)
YesON-CALL**Note that employees may be required to be on-call
during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc)
regardless of selection below.On Call* YesTRAVELTravel
specifications may vary by departmentMay require travel within the
Houston Metropolitan area YesMay require travel outside Houston
Metropolitan area YesCompany Profile:Houston Methodist Specialty
Physician Group is an integral part of Houston Methodist's overall
strategy to become one of the nation's leading academic medical
centers. Established as a nonprofit corporation certified by the
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, the Specialty Physician
Group enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to
clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic
environment.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer
inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept
to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will
not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person
employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or
other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor -
priority referral Protected Veterans requested.Houston Methodist is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.Equal employment opportunity is a
sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound.
Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or
harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with
Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics
protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor - priority referral
Protected Veterans requested.
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