Locum Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

Palm Health Resources is hiring an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant in Northwest Houston Suburbs!

6 month locums contract to start with an option to extend!

Candidate Must be proficient in Endoscopic Vein Harvesting and have extensive Cardiothoracic PA experience in First Assisting in the Operating Room in CV Surgery.

FULL Time, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, rotating on call with 3 PAs. This is a Full Continuum of Care Cardiothoracic Program.

The surgical PA position will assist the physician in the global management of patient care in all peri-operative settings, their primary role is to assist licensed physicians in patient surgery. This end-to-end involvement enables surgical PAs to provide unparalleled continuity of patient care. This position will work in both inpatient and outpatient settings and can perform independently under the license of a physician or as part of a treatment team. The Surgical PA position will take call as required or as outlined by their supervising physician, manager or lead. This position should be in the OR a minimum of 50%. In addition, the Surgical PA position exams, diagnoses and decides treatment for patients, including analyzing and interpreting x-rays and lab results, writes prescriptions, takes patients' histories and orders various forms of therapy. This position affects direct patient care according to the Board of Physician Assistant Examiners in the State of Texas.

We have Perm and Locum Tenen Openings with some of the country's top cardiac surgery programs! Our locums are treated like a family member! Premium Pay , plus 1.5 X overtime over 40 hours, premium on call pay, paid housing and travel, Virtual Credit Cards-Autonomy to chose housing, Top Rated Paid Mal Practice and Personal Attention to every last need! If we don't have the location of your choice, we receive new openings on a weekly basis!Â