Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders in a specialized outpatient clinic. This role includes conducting new and follow-up patient evaluations, managing medications, coordinating multidisciplinary care, responding to clinical inquiries, participating in outreach and educational initiatives, and supporting clinical research. The ideal candidate is collaborative, compassionate, and committed to delivering high-quality care while working closely with physicians, fellows, and an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Job Duties

Your responsibilities will be assigned by the Director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (PDCMDC), Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, and will include the following "Responsibilities":

• Learn about movement disorders through www.jankovic.org and other sources, including publications, books, etc.
• Participate in the outpatient practice of the PDCMDC by providing a full spectrum of clinical services including new and follow-up visits, supportive (palliative) care clinic, pre-DBS evaluations, DBS programing, help organize DBS consensus meetings (schedule to be determined in consultation with Dr. Jankovic and the other PDCMDC faculty).
• Function similarly to fellows (see "Fellowship Handbook") by providing patient care, including handling EPIC inbox, prescriptions, videotaping patients, letters of medical necessity, peer-to-peer meeting, and communicating with patients via MyChart or other means (in consultation with the patient's attendings).
• Attend/participate in meetings at the PDCMDC.
• Enroll as an allied health professional at BCM-affiliated institutions including (but not limited to) Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.
• Perform research functions as requested by Dr. Jankovic or other PDCMDC faculty and Rory Mahabir, research manager (<10% of effort).

Minimum Qualifications

For Nurse Practitioners:

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing.
• Current Texas Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN), and acute care certification (CPNP-AC).

For Physician Assistants:

• Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies. NOTE: Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant Studies accepted based on terminal degree requirements at the time of graduation.
• Current license as a Physician Assistant by the State of Texas Physician Assistant Board. Specialty certification as required by department.