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Saginaw, Michigan

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant: Trauma/General Surgery – Saginaw

Physician AssistantNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

MyMichigan Health has an excellent opportunity for a motivated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the growing Trauma and General Surgery Team in Saginaw, Michigan!

Full time, day shift

7 days on, 7 days off

Responsibilities

Respond to trauma activations and perform admissions and consults for the trauma and general surgery team, as well as interpretation/treatment of testing and daily rounding

  • First call for ER consults, activations and nursing questions
  • Bedside procedures including chest tubes, arterial lines, central lines, laceration repair
  • Variety of patient care, including ICU management, step down and general floor level patients
  • Mostly inpatient, with occasional clinic.

Certifications and Licensures

  • AHA approved BLS Certification
  • AHA approved ACLS Certification
  • ATLS Certification required prior to completion of orientation

Required Education

Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program

One year of experience with surgical specialties preferred, new grads will be considered

Other Information

Employment is contingent on successful completion of MyMichigan Health’s credentialing process

Robust Onboarding and Training Program

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Christensen by email elizabeth.christensen@mymichigan.org

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program and hold BLS, ACLS, and ATLS certifications. One year of surgical experience is preferred, though new graduates will be considered.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Trauma activationPatient admissionsConsultationsChest tube insertionArterial line placementCentral line placementInpatient care

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in surgery (pa)ranked against 365 Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Michigan117 active4,576 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 68% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (365 Surgery (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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11
<$140k
6
$140k-160k
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$160k-180k
10
$180k-200k
1
$225k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Saginaw

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$155k
Typical market rent
$1,058/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Saginaw, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.