Surgical Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
- LOCATION: West Palm Beach, FL
- COMPENSATION: 1099 Procedure case based compensation agreement
- BENEFITS:? Not eligible – 1099 Contractor
Duties and Responsibilities
Assisting Surgeons During Surgical Procedures
- Performing minor surgical procedures under the direction of the surgeon based on training and state regulations
- Monthly submission of case work for payment to payroll
Work Schedule: 2-3 Days per week depending on surgeons case load
No call or weekends
Requirements
Required Qualification
- Recent experience assisting in Operating Rooms with Robots
- Graduation from an ARC-PA accredited surgically focused PA Program
- Completion of a surgical residency for PAs (after attending PA school)
- On the job training (after graduating from an ARC-PA accredited Program)
- Able to obtain credentialing in hospitals where Surgeon will operate
- Relevant State (see location) Medical License
- 3+ Years of experience
Desired Qualifications
- GYN experience a Plus
- Credentialed at one or more of the following locations:
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Boca Regional
- Jupiter Medical Center
- Palm Beach Outpatient Center
Key Responsibilities
The primary duties involve assisting surgeons during surgical procedures and performing minor surgical tasks under the surgeon's direction, adhering to training and state regulations. The role also requires monthly submission of case work for payment processing.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgical Physician Assistant at PRM Management a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 360 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
PRM Management holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 3 active listings.
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 64% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in West Palm Beach
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $470k
- Typical market rent
- $2,377/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.