Physician Assistant Position in Houston, TX

Overview Our affiliate, Unified Women's Healthcare of Texas, is looking for a Physician Assistant to join their prestigious Women's Health Care Center in Houston, TX. Join a compassionate group who provide a team approach to patient care. Every member of our staff is focused on making the patient experience in our office individualized and meaningful. Nurse practitioners are also encouraged to apply. About the Practice : The practice consists of 5 Physicians working as OB / GYN's, a certified nurse midwife, and a nurse practitioner along with a great support staff. The practice has been around for over 30 years and is very well established in the Houston area. There is currently 1 office location and the physicians serve 2 hospitals, Houston Methodist Willowbrook and TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital. This is a great opportunity for a newly graduated resident or an experienced physician to join a growing practice and develop their career in a great area of Texas. Position Highlights :

• Join an established and successful practice that has served women in Houston metro area for over 30 years.
• Full time position for someone who wants to work 40 hours per week in the field of women's health.
• One office location where physician assistant will work with patients along with the physicians and will assist with the coverage of the clinic when the physicians are out for deliveries, surgeries, or vacation. There may be a possibility of a 2nd office in the future.
• Duties include seeing patients, completing charting, calling back patients with labs, answering patient phone calls, patient education, sending prescriptions electronically or by phone, and administering medication.
• Will assist physicians with scheduling patient appointments and surgical procedures at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.
• Clinic volume will be about 20?30 patients per day.
• Prefer someone who has 2?4 years of experience as a physician assistant / nurse practitioner.
• Experience with the Athena EMR system and bioTE hormone pellet insertion is highly desired. Compensation / Benefits Highlights :
• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off
• CME reimbursement annually paid time off
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision
• 401k with matching
• Short? and long?term disability, company paid life insurance
• Company paid malpractice coverage
• Supportive and appreciative culture Requirements :
• National Physician Assistant certification or ability to obtain
• Unrestricted, active licensure in the State or ability to obtain
• Current Unrestricted DEA License or ability to obtain
• CPR, BLS, and NALS Certification or ability to obtain
• Proficient in assessment and development of treatment plans
• Ability to communicate with patients, team members and management staff
• Ability to make care decisions based on the best medical practices without direct supervision or guidance by a physician
• One year of full?time experience as a physician assistant is preferred City / Location Highlights :
• Houston, with 2.3 million residents, is the fourth most populous city in the United States, trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The city is the largest in the South and the Southwest.
• Houstonians love their city ? and for good reasons ? according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. Greater Houston received a 6.9 score out of 10 in for the Best Places to Live list, which is heavily weighted by the Quality of Life and Value categories.
• Houston consistently ranks among the most affordable big cities in the nation across a number of dimensions including housing. The lack of state income tax also makes living there attractive
• Houston's outstanding performing and visual arts venues. Try one of the countless restaurants available, offering cuisine in everything from Tex Mex and South American to Middle Eastern and Vietnamese. For sports fans we have local teams representing all major sports. This position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package that includes health / dental / life / STD / LTD / vision insurance, malpractice insurance, paid time off and a 401(k) plan. Our medical affiliate is a drug?free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. About Unified Women's Healthcare, LLC : Unified Women's Healthcare, LLC proudly provides physician recruiting services for the largest, physician owned Ob?Gyn practice network in the nation, with more than 600 affiliated practices and 2,600 providers in 19 states and Washington DC. Choose an opportunity from dozens of cities; urban to rural. The national footprint of our medical affiliates provides candidates with a variety of practice settings and career opportunities that will fit their professional practice goals. As a physician practicing with a medical affiliate in the Unified network, you will see the benefit of being affiliated with a large, national women's healthcare company while knowing that physician governance and clinical decision making remains the exclusive domain of physicians. We are advocates for the Ob?Gyn medical affiliates in our network, advancing the business of medicine so they can focus solely on the practice of medicine. We help our medical affiliates both innovate and expand, while providing tools, training, support, and additional practice resources. Recruiter : Sergio Serbenski Keywords : physician assistant, women's health, OB / GYN LI?Onsite