APC - Orthopedics

Job Summary

• Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is actively recruiting a Physician’s Assistant to assist in the Orthopedic Clinic alongside a busy Orthopedic surgeon.
• The job combines independent and collaborative practice in the office and assisting with surgery in the hospital and ambulatory surgery setting.
• Qualified candidates must be available between the hours of 8a-5p and would require weekend phone On Call coverage.
• On Call duties are evenly split amongst the group of PAs.
• There is some autonomy according to the level of experience.

Responsibilities

Assisting the orthopedic surgeons in the clinic setting, conducting new and existing patient orthopedic examinations, developing treatment plans, adjusting and prescribing medications, performing in-clinic procedures, conducting pre-operative assessments, explaining the surgical procedure to the patient, assisting the orthopedic surgeon in the OR on an as needed basis, and conducting hospital rounds.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts H-1B Visas.

About Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

• Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr.
• Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center.
• More than 850 physicians and allied health professionals practice at over 40 locations in the Greater Houston area.
• Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in more than 65 medical specialties.
• The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center.
• An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging, and diagnostics, 18 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure patient portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings.
• Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans and is in-network with major insurance plans.
• KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved an overall rating of 5-out-of-5-stars as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid CMS annual assessment for eight consecutive years, including 2024.

Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center, and Endoscopy Center.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by organizational policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. Kelsey-Seybold is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.