Physician Assistant
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Job Description
We are seeking a candidate for the Physician Assistant position at Brooke Army Medical Center at Ft Sam Houston, TX. This role will support orthopedic specialty care by evaluating and managing musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, assisting with procedures, coordinating treatment plans, documenting care accurately, and collaborating closely with orthopedic surgeons and multidisciplinary teams.
The ideal candidate will bring recent hands-on burn and combat casualty trauma care experience, strong clinical judgment, professionalism, and the ability to provide safe, patient-centered care in both clinic and hospital-based settings.
Candidates should be comfortable working flexible shifts based on mission needs, including possible days, evenings, nights, weekends, training holidays, federal holidays, and adjusted schedules.
This opportunity is well suited for a dependable PA who values teamwork, continuity of care, and service in a mission-focused military treatment facility.
Core Duties
- Provide a full range of Physician Assistant services in primary and specialty medical care within the limits of their training and privileges granted by the MTF (e. g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Technically direct and provide care for a variety of diseases and types of injuries (i. e., acute, chronic and minor trauma), and the skills to recognize emergency conditions in order to diagnose, prescribe for and treat diseases, disorders and injuries, and refer the more complex cases and serious conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment.
- Technically direct and teach other staff, provide educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physical, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
- Prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved medications and immunizations
- Identify a medical problem and determine appropriate action to meet the problem, including referral to a physician.
- Perform specific diagnostic and therapeutic practices and procedures in accordance with scope of practice.
- Establish collaborative rapport with physicians, nursing and others to promote and facilitate primary care services.
- Teach patients and family members’ healthy regimen and responsibility for achieving wellness.
- Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement.
- Participates in educational opportunities within the Operating Room and Burn Intensive Care Unit
Minimum Requirements
- US Citizen
- Bachelor's degree.
- Complete residency or fellowship training
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
- Possess BLS, NPI, DEA registration number
- Possess one (1) year of post-education/graduation and post licensure clinical experience
Professional Certification(s)
- Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants (NCCPA).
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) from CMMS
- Basic Life Support (BLS) by AHA or American Red Cross
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number
Formal Education: Degree/Education. Bachelor's degree. Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) Equivalency Determination Request: The Contractor shall not request an equivalency determination as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category.
Years of Professional
Experience: One (1) year experience in Intensive Care/Critical Care preferred (or area of expertise). HCW must have evidence of current clinical practice and Required Skills & Experience must have actively practiced for two (2) years within their discipline within the past three (3) years. Providers are expected to be able to fully execute the functions of their position independently
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will support orthopedic specialty care by evaluating and managing musculoskeletal injuries and conditions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include performing diagnostic procedures, prescribing medications, and providing patient education in both clinic and hospital settings.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree, be NCCPA certified, and possess a current, unrestricted Physician Assistant license. A minimum of one year of post-licensure clinical experience is required, with preference given to those with intensive or critical care experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 64% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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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