What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Surgery Physician Assistant position at HCA Houston Healthcare?
Description
Specialization:
Surgery Acute Care
Job Summary:
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas is seeking to recruit a Physician Assistant to provide support to a busy, employed Pediatric Surgery group. The position is open to established PAs or new grads interested in the pediatric surgery service line.
Qualified Candidates:
In addition to unmatched potential for flexibility and career growth and a competitive salary with incentives, a comprehensive benefits program is available for full-time colleagues. This includes:
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas is the only hospital in Houston devoted exclusively to women’s healthcare. Located near the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the hospital is licensed for 403 beds and with over 11,000 deliveries last year alone, it’s easy to see why this hospital is known for babies.
For more than 40 years, the hospital has been caring for women at every stage of life, performing 8,000 surgical procedures unrelated to births annually
Specialization:
Surgery Acute Care
Job Summary:
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas is seeking to recruit a Physician Assistant to provide support to a busy, employed Pediatric Surgery group. The position is open to established PAs or new grads interested in the pediatric surgery service line.
Qualified Candidates:
- Certification as a Physician Assistant
- Ability to obtain or maintain an active Texas medical license
- New grad PA's will be considered - but must have strong pediatric surgery experience or passion for pediatric surgery.
- Must be people-oriented and willing to learn
- Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Call approximately 6 weeknights a month, & every 5th weekend
- Will cover The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, HCA Houston Clear Lake & satellite locations
- Responsibilities include: rounding on patients, seeing consults & newborn circumcisions in the hospital, first assisting in the operating room, and seeing new/established/post-operative patients on clinic days
In addition to unmatched potential for flexibility and career growth and a competitive salary with incentives, a comprehensive benefits program is available for full-time colleagues. This includes:
- Paid malpractice
- Coverage for medical, behavioral health, prescription drugs, dental and vision
- Wellbeing resources, including free counseling
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
- Time off, including disability coverage
- Supplemental health protection plans
- Flexible spending accounts
- Financial wellbeing resources
- Family-focused and voluntary benefits
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas is the only hospital in Houston devoted exclusively to women’s healthcare. Located near the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the hospital is licensed for 403 beds and with over 11,000 deliveries last year alone, it’s easy to see why this hospital is known for babies.
For more than 40 years, the hospital has been caring for women at every stage of life, performing 8,000 surgical procedures unrelated to births annually
- Level IV Maternal Designation, the highest level of care
- Level IV NICU
- 146 NICU beds
- March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program
- x4 daVinci robots
- Dedicated OB emergency room
- Maternal and NICU transport teams, air and ground
- 24/7 OB Hospitalists, Laborists & On-site Anesthesiologists
- Postpartum Intermediate Care Unit
- Maternal Fetal Care Center (a brand new 5,000 sq foot center to open in 2022)
- Perinatal Navigation Program
- Pediatric center with ICU and in-house hospitalists