Physician Assistant - Fondren

ORTHOLONESTAR

1 month ago

Houston, Texas$120K - $130KFull TimeOrthopedics

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join ORTHOLONESTAR as a Physician Assistant - Fondren in United States. Job DetailsJob Location: Houston, TX 77030Salary Range: $120,000.00 - $130,000.

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: $120K - $130K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join ORTHOLONESTAR as a Physician Assistant - Fondren.

Key Skills

Medical ExaminationsPatient EvaluationDiagnosisTreatment PlanningHealth EducationDocumentationDiagnostic Tests InterpretationPrescriptionPatient CommunicationSurgical First AssistDischarge PlanningInterpersonal SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationSafety Training

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Fondren at ORTHOLONESTAR a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Orthopedics physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Orthopedics — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Orthopedics 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.

Compensation Analysis

ORTHOLONESTAR lists compensation for this physician assistant position at $120k to $130k annually.

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.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($120k–$130k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Medical Examinations, Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Health Education, Documentation, Diagnostic Tests Interpretation, Prescription. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Orthopedics role.

Core responsibilities: The Physician Assistant provides advanced comprehensive healthcare to a specific patient population, performing medical examinations, diagnoses, treatment, and health education in collaboration with medical staff. Specific duties include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, designing treatmen...

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WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Orthopedics physician assistant jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.