Physician Assistant - Pulmonary

Physician Assistant - Pulmonary

CLS Health is a growing healthcare system in Houston, Texas, focused on delivering holistic, multispecialty care.

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.

• 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 andoscopies, 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

• Completion of a four‑year physician assistant baccalaureate program and a year of clinical training
• 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

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off

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