Physician Assistant - Orthopedics Sports Medicine (Sugar Land)

Overview Come lead with us at Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. At Houston Methodist, the Physician Assistant (PA) functions as an advanced practice practitioner, responsible for maintaining and promoting the health of patients requiring care, practicing medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. This position will provide diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and preventative care, under the supervision of a physician. The PA position examines, diagnoses and decides treatment for patients, including analyzing and interpreting x-rays and lab results, writes prescriptions, takes patients' histories, provides surgical assistance, and orders various forms of therapy. This position may work in both inpatient and outpatient situations and can perform independently under the license of a physician or as part of a treatment team. The PA position affects direct patient care according to the Board of Physician Assistant Examiners in the State of Texas and Houston Methodist policies and procedures. FLSA Status Exempt Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree; graduate from accredited Physician Assistant program by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Experience: One year of clinical experience Licenses & Certifications: PA – Physician Assistant – State Licensure – Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation PA‑C – Physician Assistant Certified (NCCPA) – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants BLS – Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) – American Heart Association DEA – Narcotics License – Drug Enforcement Administration within 6 months Knowledge and Abilities Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations. Proficient speaking, reading, and writing English, especially related to patient or employee safety or security. Effectively communicates with patients, physicians, family members and co‑workers using a customer‑service focus and positive language principles. Uses critical‑thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Board of Physicians Assistants. Accepts accountability for outcomes in healthcare. Uses therapeutic communication to establish relationships with patients, families and interprofessional teams to collaborate on the plan of care. Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills, evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and roles. Exercises judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care teams, patients and families. Demonstrates proficient time‑management skills. Essential Functions People Essential Functions Demonstrates leadership as a clinical resource, inter‑professional consultant, and patient advocate. Participates in rounding independently or with physicians/surgeons and attends interdisciplinary rounds, as appropriate, by specialty. Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment; acts as a role model and coaches staff in effective verbal, non‑verbal and written communication. May serve as first call for hospital staff. Serves as preceptor for Physician Assistant students and medical residents, as appropriate. Communicates organizational information and aspects of administrative and clinical practice in a respectful and positive manner when interacting with staff. Advocates for a balanced workload, promotes positive behaviors, and peer‑to‑peer accountability. Facilitates the promotion of teamwork. Collaborates with inter‑professional health‑care team members to manage/coordinate patient care. Advocates on patient/family’s behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns. Service Essential Functions Coordinates appropriate, timely patient care between health care providers and other ancillary clinicians, as appropriate, under a physician license, for a defined patient population(s), focusing on identified expected unit/optimal outcomes, individualized to the patient. Helps drive improvement of department score for patient satisfaction, through peer‑to‑peer accountability to service standards. Collaborates quality health care with inter‑professional team members to manage/coordinate patient care. Responds and is available timely to patient questions/issues that arise as triaged by clinical staff and provides assistance for emergencies, as needed. Quality/Safety Essential Functions Performs independent or delegated functions under physician license, such as diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice guidelines, protocols, and/or standing orders. Reviews medications and test reports on patients, responds to critical test results, and advises on any corrective action based on the results. Conducts comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge), identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops plan of care, initiates appropriate interventions, and evaluates care outcomes on defined patient populations. Performs quality and safe diagnostic, surgical and/or therapeutic procedures necessary for defined patient populations. Assists the inter‑professional health‑care team in the development and implementation of protocols to ensure patient safety. Integrates and contributes to professional practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and leads improvements in patient safety‑related processes. Finance Essential Functions Performs accurate and timely documentation in medical records, including diagnosis and CPT coding. Implements department strategies to achieve financial targets and mentors others to do the same through timely documentation of care, decreasing length of stay, optimizing efficiency, and other areas according to department specifications. Projects awareness and understanding of resource allocation based on patient needs and staff experience, knowledge, and skills. Growth/Innovation Essential Functions Fosters identification and implementation of innovative solutions to improve patient care or department operations such as the organization’s quality metrics or other department‑specific measures by leading and/or participating in department and/or hospital projects/activities or a hospital committee. Provides education of information/knowledge in professional activities such as research, presentations, and publications. Expands individual nursing knowledge and coaches staff to grow in knowledge, abilities, skills, and attitudes. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis. Supplemental Requirements – Work Attire Uniform: No Scrubs: Yes Business professional: Yes Other (department approved): Yes On‑Call Employees may be required to be on‑call during emergencies (e.g., Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc.) regardless of selection below. On Call: Yes Travel Travel specifications may vary by department. May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: Yes Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Houston Methodist