Surgical Orthopedic Physician Assistant - Full-Time - Pasadena

2 months ago
Pasadena, CaliforniaFull TimeOrthopedics
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

M-F. No weekends. Assist complex ortho surgeries. Busy clinic. High skill. No call info.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work under protocol to develop an effective, safe, and patient-centered treatment plan
  • Maintain ongoing communication with the physician regarding assigned patients and provide timely notification of changes in patient status.
  • Maintain ongoing communication with other members of the care team through written documentation, telephone or in-person conversation.

Requirements

  • Lateral mobility skills are required for success in this role.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and complies patient medical data including health history and results of physical examination.

Work Schedule

  • Provide timely and complete clinical documentation in the EHR following patient visits or telephone calls.
  • Core hours are 8 am – 5 pm, Monday to Friday with flexibility to work extended hours as needed

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgical Orthopedic Physician Assistant - Full-Time - Pasadena at Cedars-Sinai a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Orthopedics physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Orthopedics — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Orthopedics position at Cedars-Sinai is open to physician assistant candidates.

Physician Assistants enjoy versatile career options across specialties, with competitive compensation and increasing opportunities in outpatient and remote settings.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Pasadena, California.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Orthopedics physician assistant jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago

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