Neurosurgery Opening for Physician Assistant

Neurosurgery Physician Hermann Medical Group/Mischer Neuroscience Associates

Mischer Neuroscience Associates (MNA) currently seeks a certified Physician Assistant to join our outstanding team in The Woodlands.

MNA provides comprehensive diagnostic consultation services for a broad number of sleep-related and neurological conditions to our referring physicians, new patient evaluations for those without physician referrals and second opinion consultations. In addition, our expert team provides state-of-the-art electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCV), interventional pain management, and infusion treatments in-office with the most advanced technology in a comfortable atmosphere. This is a thriving eleven provider practice encompassing Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pain Management, Neuro-endovascular, Neuropsychology.

• Full Time
• Hours: 7:30am - 5pm Rotating Schedule
• Some Weekend and Holiday Coverage

• Experience/Knowledge/Skills:

  • Experience Preferred - New Grads Welcome
  • First Assist and/or EVD experience preferred
  • Rounding on patients and first assist in OR
  • Demonstrates commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions; delivers on our brand promise of we advance health through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results while ensuring one Memorial Hermann.

  Principal Accountabilities

  • Provides health promotion and the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems which includes the use and prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic intervention, assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process and across the health wellness-illness continuum as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, according to the age/needs of the patient population served.
  • For prescriptive authority, APRN or PA acts under the delegation of a supervising physician, maintaining an active Prescriptive Authority agreement in accordance with regulations and policy.
  • Practices within approved protocols, guidelines, and clinical pathways and evidence based medicine.
  • Transitions between inpatient/outpatient.
  • Directs and evaluates throughput; delegates or provides backup assistance including triage.
  • Ability to float, round to multiple facilities and/or take call (first call).
  • External Ventricular Drain (EVD) Insertion (Mischer Neurosciences only).
  • Provides accurate billing, coding and documentation.
  • Completes medical records and submit charges in a timely manner.
  • Responsible for overall unit performance in collaboration with physicians or other providers.
  • First Assist physicians in performing surgical procedures by providing support as needed.
  • Obtains medical histories; performs physical examinations/reviews/orders/interprets diagnostic tests and radiographic results; formulates and manages patient treatment plan and outcomes; provides interventions and performs procedures within legal cope and authority that the PA is approved, delegated to and credentialed to perform including but not limited to incision and drainage, pelvic exams, lesion removal/destruction, suturing, and casting/splinting.
  • Collaborates in the development and evaluation of patient care. Updates clinical guidelines/protocols/pathways; works autonomously and accepts accountability for outcomes; signs orders in accordance with institution and state board requirements; collaborates in research and teaching projects and applies research to practice.
  • Uses interpersonal and verbal communication skills to educate patient/family on care resources; participates in process improvement and multidisciplinary clinical outcome improvement activities utilizing advanced nursing expertise.
  • Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
  • Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency; supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
  • Other duties as assigned.

About Memorial Hermann: The Woodlands Medical Center

Affiliated neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointensivists, and dedicated neuroscience nursing staff at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center provide leading-edge care for a broad range of neurological disorders and conditions. Patients benefit from comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, specialized care for complex conditions, state-of-the-art technology, and innovative therapies and techniques.

• Dedicated Neuroscience ICU and Neuroscience Acute Care Unit with a total of 36 beds
• Capabilities of the Neuroscience ICU include:
• Continuous video EEG monitoring
• Medically induce coma (barbiturate coma) therapy
• Hyperosmolar therapy for ICP management
• Therapeutic hypothermia and targeted-temperature management
• Non-invasive and minimally- invasive continuous cardiac hemodynamics monitoring
• Continuous venous-venous hemodialysis
• Transcranial doppler monitoring
• 24/7 affiliated neurosurgery, neurology and neurointensivist coverage providing provide a wide range of procedures, including general and skull base neurosurgery, clippings, thrombectomies for stroke patients, complex spine surgery and other minimally invasive interventional procedures
• 24/7 neuro-endovascular coverage
• Diagnostic angiography
• Dedicated neuroscience nursing staff
• Comprehensive Stroke Center-Integrated System certified by The Joint Commission
• Level II Trauma Center