Physician Assistant, Acute Care - Pediatric Neurosurgery

Join our nationally recognized Pediatric Neurosurgery team as an Acute Care Physician Assistant (PA) and play a vital role in delivering advanced, patient-centered care to children with complex neurosurgical conditions.

In this full-time, onsite position (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM), you will collaborate closely with pediatric neurosurgeons and a multidisciplinary care team to evaluate patients, manage treatment plans, coordinate care across inpatient and outpatient settings, and support patients and their families throughout their healthcare journey.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to practice at the top of your license in a dynamic academic medical environment dedicated to clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides advanced medical care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician.

Position Key Accountabilities

Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.

• Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment; including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient's plan of care.

Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.

Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care or problem oriented care under the supervision of a physician.

Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests and interprets the results.

Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.

Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition and health promotion or preventive health.

• Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
• Maintains appropriate records, and prepares chart documentation for review and counter signature by the physician.
• Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

Proficient in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.

Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.

Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required

• Physician Assistant State Licensure (PA) by Texas Board of Physician Assistants required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
• Clinical specialty certification determined by the department required

Minimum Education

Master's Degree as Physician Assistant required Bachelor's Degree as Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation required

Minimum Experience

None required Previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094.

To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.

Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Veteran Information

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0904, 0963, 1976, 46Y1C, 46Y1H, 66B, 66C, 4A0X1, 46YX, 65D, 230X, PHA10, 42GX, 66P, 66R, 290X.

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Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.