Physician Assistant Resident - CV Surgery

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Physician Assistant (PA) Resident position will enter the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center Postgraduate Cardiovascular (CV) Residency for Physician Assistants, a twelve month program, with an elective rotation in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, offered in conjunction with Weill Cornell Medical College as well as an existing affiliation with University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) PA Program. This position will be given the opportunity to learn and improve basic surgical sciences as well as clinical and operative skills. The PA Resident position will assist on major CV cases early on during the training. This position affects direct patient care according to the Board of Physician Assistant Examiners in the State of Texas and Houston Methodist policies and procedures.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

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 organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides patient care in the CVICU during daily morning rounds, developing treatment plans and documenting patient's plan in daily progress notes.

• Conducts pre-operative evaluation of patients in clinic with surgeons to determine if patient needs surgery. Orders all appropriate pre-op diagnostic studies.

• Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care. Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all interprofessional team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, listens and responds to the ideas of others.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides first and second assist with the surgeon in cardiac and vascular surgeries.

• Assists in complex endovascular procedures.

• Advocates on patient/family's behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs delegated functions of evaluation, treatment, and management of cardiac surgery patients for inpatient and outpatient setting including writing daily progress notes on post-operative patients, clinic notes, H&Ps, and discharge planning.

• Performs quality and safe diagnostic, surgical and/or therapeutic procedures ordering needed imaging studies, necessary for defined patient populations.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Attends educational conferences, lab and lectures to further develop skills in cardiac surgery.

• Identifies own learning needs, consults with healthcare team experts and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Graduate from accredited Physician Assistant prog