UTHealth Houston

Lead Physician Assistant Surgical - Orthopedics

UTHealth Houston • $100K — $120K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's Degree as Physician Assistant required; Bachelor's Degree with 2 years experience accepted
  • 5 years of surgical experience required
  • Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) by NCCPA required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required
  • Clinical specialty certification determined by department required
  • Proficiency in handling medical and surgical instruments and equipment required

Responsibilities

  • Administers advanced patient care procedures in surgery and clinical settings
  • Collects patient histories, performs examinations, and interprets medical data
  • Trains and assesses advanced care providers and students
  • Participates in departmental education, research, and administrative tasks
  • Prepares and manages surgical supplies and equipment
  • Responds to emergency situations effectively
  • Oversees departmental human resources activities

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Participation in the orientation of students and residents
  • Involvement in quality improvement initiatives
  • Exposure to a variety of surgical specialties and advanced care practices
  • Collaborative working environment with educational and research opportunities
Full Job Description
Position Summary:
Provides advanced medical care to patients in a surgical setting, in one or more specialized surgical areas under the direction of a surgeon, and educational or administrative services to the department.
Position Key Accountabilities:
    Essential Functions
  • Administers advanced, complex, and standardized patient care procedures in a surgical and/or clinical setting that requires advanced experience and specialized training in surgery that would otherwise be performed by an surgeon/physician, but which does not constitute the practice of medicine.
  • Manages the collection of patient histories, medical record documentation, performs physical examinations, orders and interprets pre-operative and post-operative imaging or laboratory data, and provides episodic/pre-operative/post-operative care as delegated by the supervising physician.
  • Duties may include training, monitoring, or assessing departmental advanced care providers for purposes of hiring, onboarding, remedial consultation, promotion, and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Duties may include participation in the orientation and education of departmental visiting students, residents, and fellows to include presentations, observation, research, and providing feedback to the host faculty or director of education.
  • Duties may include administrative tasks related to the departmental missions of education, research, and patient care to include committee work, attending or hosting meetings, and any other tasks assigned by the department.
  • Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.
  • Responds to emergency situations.
  • Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Certification/Skills:
  • Advanced proficiency in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.
  • Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
  • Work may involve handling biohazardous, chemical, and radiological materials, as well as operating associated equipment. Required safety training and appropriate engineering and administrative controls including the use of personal protective equipment must be followed.
  • Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required or
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required
  • Clinical specialty certification determined by the department required

Minimum Education:
Master's Degree as Physician Assistant required Bachelor's Degree as Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation required Doctorate Degree preferred
Minimum Experience:
5 years of surgery experience required
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

About UTHealth Houston

UTHealth Houston includes the schools of dentistry, biomedical informatics, medicine, nursing, public health, and the graduate school of biomedical sciences. UTHealth Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificates, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.

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