Physicians Assistant

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We currently have an opening for a Physicians Assistant to join our team in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in our Galveston, Texas location.

Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant provides comprehensive, evidenced based health care services to the pediatric population in our PICU and Inpatient Units. The PA obtains comprehensive health history, performs physical examinations, formulates a plan of care and treatment, prescribes/performs diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures and participates in patient and family education.

Schedule for this position is 4/10 shifts, with weekend coverage.

Qualifications

Education

Master's Physician Assistant Preferred

Experience

3 Years Physicians Assistant Preferred

Licensure and Certification

Licensed in state of practice Required ANDBasic Life Support (BLS) Required ANDPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Required

Bilingual Spanish/English preferred