Physician Assistant - Cardiology - Kelsey Seybold Clinic at Main Campus

About the Role

Join Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses, and work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations at one of our 45 locations throughout Houston. This multi-specialty clinic offers care from over 1000 medical providers in 65+ medical specialties. The role focuses on responsibilities within the hospital and outpatient clinic settings, with additional duties including clinic office evaluations, virtual visit assessments, and office call reports.

Responsibilities

• Uses critical thinking to manage care of cardiac patients as directed by the physician in both hospital and clinic settings.
• Performs and documents physical exams, interviews, and the plan of care as decided by the physician.
• Discusses relevant findings with the physician and ensures appropriate medications and follow-up are ordered and scheduled.
• Educates patients and their families about cardiac and medical issues, outcomes, the role of the caregiver, and medication management.

Hospital Responsibilities

• Serve as a physician extender in the hospital and outpatient clinic setting.
• Participate in discharge planning and complete the discharge process in the hospital's medical record for KSC Cardiology inpatients as directed by the physician.
• Participate in daily physician rounds and follow up on KSC cardiology patients as directed.
• Assist in the completion of procedure documentation for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations.

Cardiology Clinic Responsibilities

• Serve as a physician extender in the clinic setting.
• Evaluate patients and document evaluations in a timely manner.
• Order medications and tests as per guidelines and protocols.
• Follow-up on tests and consults, and schedule clinical studies as per guidelines.
• Coordinate referrals/consults and handle MKO messages, results, CC charts, telephone encounters, and surgical risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Actively participate and serve as the primary point of contact for department EPIC Optimization requests and implementations from the clinical provider perspective.
• Substitute for other department extenders as needed, prioritizing both inpatient and outpatient duties.

Requirements

• Licensed by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR) and Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS); must obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire.
• Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.
• Minimum 3 years of general Physician Assistant (PA) experience.
• Available Monday - Friday between the hours of 8 AM - 5 PM; call may be required in special circumstances.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous EPIC experience.
• Strong computer skills.

Pay

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $113,000 - $173,500. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).