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Physician Assistant- Surgery (Per Diem)

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$100k-$180k

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
  • Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
  • Current BLS certification, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs technical procedures for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation, while also participating in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Key duties include taking histories, performing exams, writing orders, interpreting results, conferring with physicians, and managing discharge documentation and patient instructions.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Required credentials include a current Physician Assistant license from New York State, current NCCPA Certification, and current BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Laboratory InterpretationPatient Care Coordination

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 85% have no call, 85% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
72%
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
62%
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 360 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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