Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Neurosurgery

Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Neurosurgery

Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our Neurosurgery team at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Waxahachie.

The Physician Assistant is a licensed, certified, non-physician healthcare provider who provides direct patient care and possesses prescriptive authority. The PA is credentialed, privileged, and billed as an independent provider through Medicare and Medicaid. Working in collaboration with supervising physicians, the Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive neurosurgical care across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities include patient evaluations, obtaining comprehensive histories and physicals, hospital rounding, postoperative management, outpatient clinic follow-up, consultation services, treatment planning, patient education, and coordination of care. The PA will work closely with neurosurgeons and the multidisciplinary care team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with neurological and spine conditions.

Key success factors include knowledge of neurosurgical and spine conditions, treatment alternatives, pharmacology, and preventive healthcare measures; knowledge of values, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical dysfunctions; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills; critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills; skill in the use of computers and related software applications; ability to develop and implement comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans; ability to counsel patients concerning medical conditions, treatment plans, and behavior modification; ability to interpret and evaluate laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic tests; ability to collaborate effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams; and ability to manage patients in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.

Qualifications include a graduate of an accredited physician assistant program, current licensure as a physician assistant in the state of Texas, certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), and BLS certification or obtained within 30 days of hire or transfer.

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