Physician Assistant -Austin, TX

Requisition ID : 2024-44192

Location : US-TX-Cedar Park

Specialty : Practitioner - Physician Assistant

Position Type : Full Time

HR Rep / Recruiter : Caroline Martell

Contact : Overview

Wonderful opportunity to join an established pediatric urology group in Austin, TX!

Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider is a licensed, certified, non-physician healthcare provider who effectively renders direct patient care and possesses delegated prescriptive authority, is credentialed and privileged, and whose service is billed as an independent billing provider, as recognized by Medicare and Medicaid within the healthcare systems, and in accordance with the appropriate board. The Advanced Practice Provider provides medical care based upon the scope of practice as delineated by the supervising physician.

These providers typically provide care to pediatric patients in urology.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

• Assesses the physical and mental condition of patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem focused physical examinations and medical histories.
• Orders, collects, interprets, and evaluates laboratory and other diagnostic tests to assess patient problems and health care needs.
• Prescribes, recommends and / or employs medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatments and procedures or performs indicated procedures in accordance with approved protocols / policies with attention to efficacy, safety, and cost.
• Recommends interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
• Formulates and implements comprehensive outcomes-based patient treatment plans based on patient assessments, evidence-based medicine, standards of care, professional practice guidelines and in collaboration with physicians and other interdisciplinary team members when appropriate.
• Evaluates patientâ™s response to health care provided and the effectiveness of care.
• Counsels patients and families regarding medical processes, management of the health illness / condition and medication.
• Maintains appropriate records detailing the patientâ™s treatment plans and outcomes. Initiates timely consultation and referral when the problem exceeds scope of practice and / or expertise.
• Provide consultation level services for conditions / problems related to the Providerâ™s specialty and training.
• Hospital rounding on post-operative patients as well as seeing new consults in the hospital setting. It will also include seeing patients in an outpatient clinic (mix of new patients, follow-up visits and post-ops).
• Perform invasive procedures specific to scope of practice as delegated by supervising Physician.
• The job will be clinic based 70% and hospital based 30%.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

Qualifications

Benefits and Compensation

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