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Physician Assistant - Cardiology - Kelsey Seybold Clinic
Houston, Texas
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Physician Assistant - Cardiology - Kelsey Seybold Clinic
Requisition number: 2380706
Job category: Healthcare Delivery
Primary location: Houston, Texas
Date posted: 08/11/2026
Overtime status: Exempt
Travel: No
Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 45 locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 1000 medical providers in 65+ medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Position Highlights and Responsibilities:
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Primary Focus is centered on responsibilities within the hospital & outpatient clinic setting. In addition, other duties assigned may and can include: clinic office evaluations, virtual visit assessments and office call reports.
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Qualified candidates must be available Monday - Friday between the hours of 8a-5p; call may be required in special circumstances
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Uses critical thinking to manage care of cardiac patients as directed by the physician in both the hospital and clinic settings
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Performs and documents physical exams and interviews as well as the plan of care as decided by the physician
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Discusses relevant findings with the physician.
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Ensures appropriate medications and follow-up are ordered and scheduled.
Educates patients and their family about cardiac and medical issues, outcomes, the role of the caregiver, and medication management.
Hospital Responsibilities:
- Serve as physician extender in the hospital & outpatient clinic setting
- Participate in discharge planning as directed by the physician
- Start & complete discharge process in hospital's medical record for KSC Cardiology inpatients as directed by the physician
- Participate in daily physician rounds and follow up on KSC cardiology patients as directed by the physician
- Assist in the completion of procedure documentation as needed for diagnostic and interven