Physician Assistant - Congenital Heart Surgery

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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  • Pediatrics listings up 29% vs the prior 30 days

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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
  • 2 years of pediatric patient care experience 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 [https://clicktime.symantec.com/15xWC4fUiyXC26ijjYEvv?h=cDmevvDiYWPjwR64iysCuyykn62t7w3YHzzea4d09Pw=&u=https://www.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 manage a caseload of pediatric patients, providing developmentally appropriate care and collaborating with healthcare teams. They are also responsible for evaluating clinical practice, conducting research, and educating patients and families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a Certified Physician Assistant by the Texas Medical Board. A minimum of two years of pediatric patient care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentHealth data evaluationPatient care planningCollaborationPatient educationResearch integrationClinical practice evaluationCongenital heart surgery support

Pediatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 54% 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).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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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 30 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • 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.

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About Texas Children's Hospital

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Houston, TX
10,000+ employees

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