Physician Assistant

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Preoperative Physician Assistant (PA)

Job Summary: Our plastic surgery practice in Southlake, Texas is seeking a Full-Time Physician Assistant with a strong interest in primary care or internal medicine to join our preoperative team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for managing the preoperative clearance process, ensuring patients are fully prepared for surgery. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment and is passionate about providing comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative assessments for patients scheduled for surgery.
• Review and interpret labs, diagnostic tests, and imaging results.
• Order additional necessary tests and consults as required to optimize surgical readiness.
• Communicate and discuss test results and plans of care with patients.
• Collaborate with the surgical and anesthesiology teams to ensure all preoperative requirements are met.
• Sign off on preoperative clearances and document findings in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Educate patients about preoperative expectations and postoperative care plans and assist in post-op clinic as needed.

Qualifications:

• Pending or Current valid Physician Assistant certification (PA-C).
• Licensure to practice in Texas
• Strong interest in internal medicine, family medicine, or primary care.
• Dependable with excellent clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to interpret complex medical data and communicate findings effectively to patients and interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience with EMR systems and strong organizational skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• 401K
• PTO
• Schedule: M-F
• On-Call: In this role, when you are on call it would be very rare for you to have to go into the office. You would share rotating home call coverage, every 4th to 5th week with current staffing.

This position includes…

• Outpatient private practice
• Excellent support staff
• Well-run practice
• No regular hospital rounds
• No hospital or trauma call
• No getting called in to work in the middle of the night
• No ER admits/No consults
• Healthy patient base

If interested text 682-308-5452.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Medical Specialty:

• Family Medicine
• Perioperative Care
• Plastic Surgery

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person