Physician Assistant (Trauma - North)

Texas Orthopedics is seeking a Full-Time Physician Assistant to help provide excellent trauma orthopedic care in the Round Rock and Northwest areas. The Physician Assistant (PA) provides an advanced level of comprehensive health care to a specific patient population in collaboration with medical staff. Benefits include health insurance with options, profit-sharing retirement plan, PTO with additional paid holidays and competitive salary.

The specific responsibilities of the Physician Assistant encompass but are not limited to the following:

• Performs medical examinations and evaluations, diagnoses, treatment, follow-up, consultations and health education appropriate for the patient's age and situation.
• Obtains patient histories and develops patient care charges, ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation.
• Orders, obtains and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.
• Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, and the case manager.
• Communicates plan of care with the patients and family members. Provides patient and family instruction related to the plan of care and medication regimens.
• Provides medical care for injured patients in accordance with accepted standards of care.
• Performs or assists in any duties required for efficiency, quality, and to meet patients and physicians schedule.
• Provides health education to patients and families as required and appropriate.
• Documents medical findings and care provided in the patient's clinical record, including information of laboratory and radiographic studies.
• Collaborates with physician or other health care team members regarding patients' health needs, outcomes and effectiveness of care plan.
• First assist the surgeon with cases on a determined basis.
• Assists with discharge planning.
• Assists the physician with on-call duties.
• Initiates appropriate contact with other health care providers as required.
• Establishes and maintains constructive working relationships with practice staff, doctors, patients and other individuals that are encountered in the course of conducting business.
• Comply with federal HIPAA regulations and practice policies for the privacy and security of patient information.

Minimum requirements:

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from a Physician Assistant educational program approved by the Texas State Board of Licensing
• Current Texas Physician Assistant license required
• 3 - 5 years of relative PA orthopedic experience in orthopedics, trauma, emergency room or plastics