Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery
UMC El Paso · El Paso, TX
Posted October 2, 2026
University Medical Center of El Paso · 4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX, US, 79905
Job Description:
Assists with responding promptly to neurosurgical clinic patient and floor patients, direct admissions, scheduling surgeries, billing, updating patient list and assists provider with floor rounds (writing notes, orders, wound care, peer reviews, etc.). Assists in surgical procedures, in and out of the operating room. Facilitates timely communication with family and patients. Enters, pre and post-operative orders for floor patients, preoperative history and physicals, and Neurosurgical clinic paperwork in a timely fashion. Facilitates preparation of clinic patients for surgery. Facilitates timely communication with family and patients. Willing to work flexible assigned shifts and be on-call.
- Work Experience:
One year of experience in a neurosurgery outpatient clinic is preferred.
Three years of experience in a hospital environment as a physician assistant is preferred.
- License/Registration/Certification:
National Commissioned Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
Licensed and approved as a physician assistant in the State of Texas
Must have DEA Number, DPS Number, and eligible to obtain an NPI Number
Current CPR certification required
ACLS or ATLS are required within six months of employment.
- Education and Training:
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Training Program
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Skills:
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Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
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Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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Excellent interpersonal skills.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Ability to interpret images.
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Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
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Ability to remain flexible and positive in stressful situations.
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Effective assessment, evaluation and resolution skills.
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Ability to read and comprehend English at a level necessary to follow written and oral instructions and safety precautions.
Employer
UMC El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso is El Paso's only not-for-profit, community-owned hospital and the anchor of the El Paso County Hospital District. Its health system includes the acute care teaching hospital, a network of UMC outpatient primary care clinics across the county, El Paso Children's Hospital and El Paso Health, the district's own health plan.
As the primary teaching hospital for Texas Tech University's Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, UMC is the only academic healthcare setting in far West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and it is home to the region's only Level 1 trauma center. Its mission is simple: high-quality care for every member of the community, regardless of ability to pay, guided by its C.A.R.E.S. values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
Physicians at UMC care for a diverse, bilingual border population and work in a teaching environment with yearly educational stipends. El Paso, the Sun City, offers more than 700,000 residents a low cost of living, no state income tax, sunshine nearly every day of the year and the Franklin Mountains at its doorstep.