Surgical Physician Assistant - CV Surgery (Medical Center)

Houston Methodist•Houston, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

At Houston Methodist, the Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) functions as an advanced practice practitioner maintaining and promoting the health of the patient 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 surgical PA position will assist the physician in the global management of patient care in all peri-operative settings, their primary role is to assist licensed physicians in patient surgery. This end-to-end involvement enables surgical PAs to provide unparalleled continuity of patient care. This position will work in both inpatient and outpatient settings and can perform independently under the license of a physician or as part of a treatment team. The Surgical PA position will take call as required or as outlined by their supervising physician, manager or lead. This position should be in the OR a minimum of 30%. In addition, the Surgical PA position exams, diagnoses and decides treatment for patients, including analyzing and interpreting x-rays and lab results, writes prescriptions, takes patients' histories and orders various forms of therapy. This position affects direct patient care according to the Board of Physician Assistant Examiners in the State of Texas and Houston Methodist policies and procedures. Houston Methodist Standard PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED Refer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity. HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values: INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do. COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs. ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions. RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value. EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate. Practices the Caring and Serving Model Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words) Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Graduate from accredited Physician Assistant program by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
One year of surgical experience
PA - Physician Assistant - State Licensure
Health Services\PA-C - Physician Assistant (NCCPA)
DEA - Narcotics License (DEA)
BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA)
Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
Use of 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 a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional team to collaborate on the plan of care
Strong organizational and problem-solving skill as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
Ability to exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families
Demonstrates proficient time management skills

Responsibilities

Demonstrates leadership as a clinical resource, interprofessional 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.
Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score for employee engagement.
Collaborates with interprofessional health care team members to manage/coordinate patient care.
Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns.
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 interprofessional team members to manage/coordinate patient care.
Provides first-assist and/or second-assist surgical services as needed.
Responds and is available timely to patient questions/issues that arise as triaged by clinical staff and provides assistance for emergencies, as needed.
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 interprofessional 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
Performs accurate and timely documentation in medical records, including diagnosis and CPT coding.
Implements department strategies to achieve financial target 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
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 on-going basis