Physician Assistant - Orthopedics Foot Ankle Medical Center

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 organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

• 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 nonverbal 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 peertopeer accountability. Facilitates the promotion of teamwork. Uses peertopeer accountability towards improvement of department score for employee engagement.

• Collaborates with interprofessional health care team members to manage/coordinate patient care. Advocates on patient/familys 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 peertopeer accountability to service standards.

• Collaborates quality health care with interprofessional team members to manage/coordinate patient care.

• 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 safetyrelated 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 organizations quality metrics or other departmentspecific 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 ongoing basis.

• Bachelors degree

• Graduate from accredited Physician Assistant program by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

• One year of clinical experience

• PA Physician Assistant State Licensure by the Texas Board of Physician Assistants AND
• Health ServicesPAC Physician Assistant (NCCPA) AND
• DEA Narcotics License (DEA) within 6 months AND
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA)

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing 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 coworkers 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 problemsolving 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

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) Yes

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group As one of the nations leading hospitals and academic medical centers Houston Methodist has brought together some of the nations leading experts in multiple specialties to serve our patients. As part of Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group (HMSPG) these specialists not only provide excellent clinical care but are on the forefront of research developing leadingedge technologies and treatments and teaching the medical pioneers of tomorrow. This combination of clinical service research and academics ensures patients have access to the latest in treatments and technologies while providing the best in comprehensive patient care. Established as a nonprofit corporation and certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners HMSPG enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to their clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.