Room Service Assistant Jobs in Rosenberg, TX (NOW HIRING)

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We are currently seeking a skilled and compassionate Emergency Room Physician Assistant (AP) for night shifts to join our dynamic emergency medicine teams at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital (TMC). This full-time position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, providing high-quality care to both adult and pediatric patients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering comprehensive emergency medical care, including performing medical screening assessments, diagnostics, and treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians. Duties also include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests such as labs, imaging, and EKGs; performing advanced procedures; and documenting patient encounters accurately in the electronic medical record. The provider will actively participate in trauma and resuscitation efforts, communicate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members, and ensure continuity of care through appropriate referrals and follow-up planning.

Preferences: Emergency Room experience.

Location: Lyndon B. Johnson Annex @ 5656 Kelley St. & Memorial Hermann 6411 Fannin St.

Multiple Night Shifts: 6 PM-6 AM, 6 PM-2 AM, 10 PM-6 AM, 6 PM-4 AM

Disaster/Inclement Weather Procedures: Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) and Faculty members are considered essential personnel and may be required to report during unexpected disasters or inclement weather events. This may involve working outside of scheduled hours, being part of a ride out team, or contributing to recovery efforts as needed.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary: Provides advanced medical care to patients with complex acute, critical, and/or chronic health conditions in a clinic or hospital setting in one or more specialized areas under the direction of a physician.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.
• Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.
• Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments and provides appropriate treatment; including monitoring and ordering medications.
• Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient's plan of care.
• Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.
• Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care or problem oriented care under the supervision of a physician.
• Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests and interprets the results.
• Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
• Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition and health promotion or preventive health.
• Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
• Maintains appropriate records, and prepares chart documentation for review and counter signature by the physician.
• Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Physician Assistant: Current Texas Licensure as a Physician Assistant. Current Physician Assistant certification issued by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified.
• Proficient in the use of medical and surgical instruments and equipment required by work.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Physician Assistant State Licensure (PA) by Texas Board of Physician Assistants required
• Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association (AHA) required or
• Clinical specialty certification determined by the department required

Minimum Education:

Master's Degree as Physician Assistant required Bachelor's Degree as Physician Assistant with at least two years of professional experience in the role is acceptable based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation required

Minimum Experience:

Previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Veteran Information:

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0904, 0963, 1976, 46Y1C, 46Y1H, 66B, 66C, 4A0X1, 46YX, 65D, 230X, PHA10, 42GX, 66P, 66R, 290X.