Physician Assistant - Operating Room

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

We’re searching for a Physician Assistant, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position, you’ll practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate care for children. You’ll also be involved in education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

Skills & Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • PA – Certified Physician Assistant by Texas Medical Board required
  • Operating Room experience strongly preferred

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Utilizes knowledge and skills on a daily basis to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
  • Collaborates effectively with other members of the healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients
  • Utilizes effective and appropriate interviewing skills to elicit information from patient and/or family and collaborates with them in the development of the plan of care
  • Identifies and documents patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients
  • Communicates research findings to other healthcare professionals and integrates findings into clinical practice as observed by evaluation of written/oral reports
  • Maintains current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills through literature and attending development and continuing education programs annually
  • Practices independently or interdependently in the PA role

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.

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.

Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends.

There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care.

Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

To join our community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide developmentally appropriate care for pediatric patients and manage a clinical caseload. They are responsible for collaborating with healthcare teams, conducting health assessments, and integrating research findings into clinical practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a Certified Physician Assistant by the Texas Medical Board. Operating room experience is strongly preferred for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCase managementPatient educationCollaborative careOperating room proceduresHealth data collectionResearch integrationPediatric careClinical evaluationMedical documentation

Pediatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 74% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 37 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
51%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pediatrics (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 42 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Austin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$1,586/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.