Physician Assistant – Pulmonary

About CLS Health

CLS Health is a growing healthcare system in Houston, Texas that is taking a different approach to healthcare. We are a physician-led healthcare group that focuses on providing patients with holistic, multispecialty care. We’re a dynamic team on a mission to provide better healthcare options for Houstonians!

Job Summary:

The Physician Assistant (PA) will provide health care services to patients under the direction of a physician. PAs are academically and clinically trained to perform many of the routine but time-consuming tasks that physicians usually do and are accountable for their actions and accountable to their supervising physicians.

Responsibilities:

• Perform physical exams and obtain patient histories for lung/respiratory concerns (e.g., asthma, COPD, pneumonia)
• Order and interpret diagnostics: pulmonary function tests (PFTs), chest X-rays, CT scans, arterial blood gases
• Develop treatment plans and prescribe medications and therapies in alignment with clinician protocols
• Assist in and perform procedures like bronchoscopies, thoracentesis, pleural interventions (depending on scope)
• Provide patient/family education on lung health, smoking cessation, and chronic disease management
• Collaborate with pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, and other providers to ensure integrated care
• Maintain precise documentation of assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, and procedures in medical records
• Stay current with pulmonary medicine advances, through continuing education and professional development
• May travel to other CLS clinics as needed.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• Completion of a four-year physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training
• Completion of a two-year accredited physician assistant program (which requires two years of undergraduate study) plus two years of clinical training following completion of PA program.
• State accreditation based on certifying exam.
• Continued employment requires 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years and passing a recertification examination every six years.