Physician Assistant - Fondren Clinic
Job Description
About the Role
Join ORTHOLONESTAR as a Orthopedic PA – $115K-$120K, Surgical First Assist in United States. Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Houston, TX 77030Salary Range: $115,000.00 - $120,000.
Key Responsibilities
- Obtains patient histories and develops patient care charges, ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation.
- Orders, obtains and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.
Requirements
- relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters.
- Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
- Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $115K - $120K
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join ORTHOLONESTAR as a Orthopedic PA – $115K-$120K, Surgical First Assist.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Fondren Clinic at ORTHOLONESTAR a 2.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Orthopedic Surgery physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform.
Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
This Orthopedic Surgery position at ORTHOLONESTAR is open to physician assistant candidates.
Physician Assistants enjoy versatile career options across specialties, with competitive compensation and increasing opportunities in outpatient and remote settings.
Nationally, Orthopedic Surgery professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $510k, with the typical range spanning $380k to $700k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.
Compensation Analysis
ORTHOLONESTAR lists compensation for this physician assistant position at $115k to $120k annually.
This is approximately 77% below the national median for Orthopedic Surgery professionals, which is around $510k.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Houston, Texas.
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a physician assistant earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Medical Examinations, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Patient Education, Documentation Accuracy, Diagnostic Test Interpretation, Prescription Management, Surgical First Assist. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Orthopedic Surgery role.
Core responsibilities: The Physician Assistant provides advanced comprehensive healthcare to a specific patient population, collaborating with medical staff by performing examinations, diagnoses, treatment planning, and patient education. Specific duties include ordering diagnostic tests, communicating care plans to provi...
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
14d ago
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