Description:
We are looking for a full-time Orthopedic Physician Assistant to join our team! New Grads Welcome!
*Individual would be traveling to our three locations, as needed: Woodlands, Spring and Montgomery.
*Hours: Monday - Friday, normally 8 am to 5 pm in clinic (surgery can vary), no on-call
*Orthopedic experience preferred**
Job Summary:
The Physician Assistant (PA) will provide health care services to patients under the physician supervision including conducting clinics, examinations, writing prescriptions and surgical-operating room assistance. The PA will practice in orthopedic medicine assisting with the following specialty areas: spine, general orthopedic care, sports medicine, shoulder and knee, upper extremity, elbow/wrist/hand, arthritic and total joint preservation and replacement, ankle/foot and hip, and pain management specialist. PA are academically and clinically trained to perform many of the routine but time-consuming tasks that physicians usually do and are accountable for their own actions and accountable to their supervising physicians.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Examines patient, takes medical history, records results, and makes preliminary diagnosis or decides on follow-up procedures.
- Administers and orders diagnostic tests such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and blood work, and interprets test results.
- Performs therapeutic procedures such as immunizations, injections, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.
- Exercises professional judgment regarding consultation with supervising physicians concerning appropriate treatment.
- Develops and implements patient care plans, instructs and counsels patients, and records progress.
- Prescribes medications to the extent allowable by state guidelines and clinic regulations.
- Provides general health education regarding matters such as problems of daily living and health maintenance.
- Assists physician with emergency treatments and more complex procedures.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Demonstrated competency dealing with all age groups including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Requirements:
Education/Experience:
- Completion of a four-year physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training, or;
- Completion of a two-year accredited physician assistant program (which requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program.
- Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas and/or National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of PA
- Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every six years.
- CPR certified