Surgical Physician Assistant- 20 hrs, Weekends

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$57k-$93k

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Schedule

Enjoy a predictable weekend-only schedule designed to support work-life balance. This position consists of two 10-hour shifts every weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Holiday coverage may be required when holidays fall on a weekend and based on hospital census needs.

Where You'll Work

You'll practice exclusively in the inpatient setting at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, providing care across the hospital, operating room, and emergency department. This role does not include outpatient clinic responsibilities, allowing you to focus on acute surgical care and perioperative management.

What You'll Do

As a Surgical Physician Assistant, you'll provide comprehensive inpatient surgical care across the hospital, operating room, and emergency department, working closely with surgeons and multidisciplinary care teams. In this role, you'll support patients throughout their surgical journey, assisting with perioperative management and clinical decision-making for General Surgery as well as subspecialty services, including Vascular Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • Highly collaborative surgical team with strong physician and APP support
  • Growing program with the addition of new Physician Assistants and surgeons, creating opportunities to be part of an expanding service line
  • Strong retention and team stability, reflecting a positive work environment and supportive culture
  • Opportunity to gain exposure to a diverse range of surgical specialties while maintaining a focused inpatient practice
  • Weekend-only schedule that provides consistency and flexibility throughout the week

Job Description

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton is committed to improving the health of our community by providing exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton is seeking a Surgical Physician Assistant (PA).

The Physician Assistant, reporting to the Chief Medical Officer and under general supervision of the Chief Physician Assistant, serves as a key clinical provider and team member in the treatment and management of the surgical patient in the pre, peri and post-operative setting.

The PA’s practice is under the direction of the Chief of Surgery (or designee) and other attending surgeons in a manner consistent with both the Board of Registration in Medicine regulations and hospital policy.

Surgical Physician Assistants (PA’s) will primarily cover patients of BID-Milton physicians credentialed in the Department of Surgery.

The physician assistant is responsible for the initial assessment and admission of patients; assisting in the evaluation and preparation of patients for surgery; acting as first and second assistant in the operating room; caring for patients following surgery and helping prepare patients for discharge.

Required Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree and a graduate of a Physician Assistant program.
  • Current license in good standing by the Mass Board of Physician Assistants and must apply and be approved for credentialing.
  • Experience as a Surgical Physician Assistant or Robotic Physician Assistant preferred.

Current ACLS Required

Min Experience: Minimum one (1) year postgraduate experience as a surgical physician assistant preferred.

Pay Range

$57,368.91 USD - $92,910.98 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Surgical Physician Assistant provides comprehensive inpatient surgical care, including patient assessment, admission, and perioperative management. They act as a first or second assistant in the operating room and support surgeons across general and subspecialty services.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a BA/BS degree and be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a current Massachusetts license. A minimum of one year of postgraduate surgical experience and current ACLS certification are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Surgical assistanceInpatient careOperating room assistance

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$57k–$93kPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$78k in purchasing powerGeorgia index 96.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Georgia122 active4,640 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Physician Assistant listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment122 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#6 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery listings765 in the last 30 days466 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health care
Work-life balance

Living in Milton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$480k≈ 8.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,337/mo≈ 49% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.