Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

About Shriners Children's Shreveport

• Multispecialty outpatient clinic: orthopedics (spine, hand, neuromuscular), sports medicine, oral maxillofacial surgery, rheumatology, genetic testing, and spasticity management
• Directly adjacent to the Louisiana State University Health Science Center
• Two supportive affiliates: Oschsner LSU St. Mary’s Medical Center and Willis Knighton South
• Significant APP support
• EMR: EPIC
• Average Patient Volume: 10-15 patients per day per provider
• Opportunity to teach med students, residents, and fellows
• Access to onsite ancillary departments, including: radiology (including EOS), prosthetics and orthotics, lab, rehabilitation, PT/OT/Speech, motion analysis center, and Childlife

Shriners Children's is searching for a PRN Physician Assistant to join our team at Shriners Children's Shreveport. The ideal candidate will have several years of pediatric and/or orthopedics experience, preferably in an outpatient setting, and be open to covering 1-2 days per week, 8:00am to 4:30pm. 

The Physician Assistant provides comprehensive, evidenced based health care services to the pediatric population. Services provided by the PA-C may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of identified health needs in the clinical and inpatient setting;
2. Ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and/or laboratory tests;
3. Formulating, documenting, and monitoring treatment plans;
4. Routine pre or post-operative surgical care management;
5. Ordering interdisciplinary consults;
6. Ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and/or interventions;
7. Assisting with minor clinic procedures
8. Assisting in the evaluation and work up of the patient, conferring with physician on treatment and follow up

• Master of Physician Assistant Studies required
• Current board certification from NCCPA required
• Valid LA PA-C license required
• Valid DEA license required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred.
• Teaching and training skills, and demonstrated ability to provide age-appropriate direct patient care
• Experience in managing pediatric or orthopedic patients required
• Teaching and training skills, and demonstrated ability to provide age-appropriate direct patient care is required
• Proficient computer skills with experience with Epic EHR preferred