Physician Assistant - Neurology | Changing the way health cares

Job ID: 7777 Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary:

The APC, Neurology is a mid-level provider working with 7 neurologists, in an adult ambulatory care setting. The APC will provide patient-centered support for the achievement of positive clinical outcomes and prompt evaluation and treatment of patients referred to Neurology. The clinical scope of practice encompasses a wide array of neurological conditions and disorders including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, migraine, epilepsy, and stroke. The APC will provide a central role for the department to aid in health assessment, diagnosis and treatment, health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and counseling for patients referred to Neurology. Clinical responsibilities will include patient management in the clinic such as follow up visits from initial neurologist visits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other assignments, projects and duties may be required:

• Ability to prescribe medication.
• Obtain medical histories and perform physical assessments and examinations.
• Diagnose, treat and triage common neurology disorders.
• Assess the need for and interpret diagnostic and laboratory studies.
• Counsel and teach health and nutrition
• Screen and refer patients to specialists and other healthcare providers.
• Understands reimbursement criteria and neurology coding.
• Performs specific duties delineated by the managing physician.
• Performs clinic encounters independent of the physician.
• Provides clinical management through patient telephone and email messages.
• Participates in at least one neurology CME offering per year.
• No hospital services or hospital call.

Education:

• Graduate of an approved training program in the United States.

License and Certifications:

• Licensed in the State of Texas.
• Board Certified and/or Board Eligible.

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 700 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 40+ locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 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, 19 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for six consecutive years.