Evergreen Health logo
Evergreen Health
Kirkland, Washington

Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant – Seattle Eastside

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$125k-$198k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Wage Range: $124,960 - $197,546 per year

Posted wage ranges represent the entire range from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience, level of education and internal equity.

Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant – Seattle Eastside

EvergreenHealth is currently recruiting a full-time Orthopedic Surgery Physician Assistant to join our exceptional and growing Orthopedic and Sports Care team at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, WA.

This Position Features

Candidate will join our highly trained and experienced orthopedic surgery team.

Practice will be centered around a community based practice that focuses on Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Ankle and Sports Medicine.

Clinic, inpatient and surgical assist. Some night and weekend (after hour) in person responsibility necessary but majority of after hour responsibility is phone based practice coverage.

  • Leading Puget Sound area compensation and benefit package.
  • Sign on bonus and relocation assistance is available.

EvergreenHealth Medical Group (EHMG) is a physician-led, physician-designed group of more than 400 EvergreenHealth primary care doctors and specialists who are employees of EvergreenHealth. EHMG includes 12 primary care practices, 48 specialty practices and teams of hospitalists and intensivists dedicated to in-patient care—all working side by side with you. Our patients experience the highly collaborative, compassionate culture of EHMG.

EvergreenHealth is a physician led, integrated health care system that serves nearly one million residents in King and Snohomish counties and offers a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region.

A staff of 5,000 provides clinical excellence in over 80 specialties, including heart and vascular care, oncology, surgical care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s and children’s services, pulmonary care, infectious disease and travel medicine, and home care and hospice services. EvergreenHealth is located in Kirkland, WA.

Your personal and family needs will be satisfied living in Kirkland, a vibrant waterfront destination with an unparalleled blend of outdoor recreation, art, dining and boutique shopping. Located on the shores of Lake Washington just east of Seattle, no other city in the Puget Sound region has as many waterfront parks and beaches as Kirkland.

Here are some of the prominent awards we've received in recent years:

"America’s 50 Best Hospitals" – Healthgrades

"Best Hospitals" – US News & World Report

“’A’ Rating for Patient Safety” – The Leapfrog Group

“5-Star Rating” – CMS Hospital Compare

Benefit Information

Choices that care for you and your family

At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

  • Medical, vision and dental insurance
  • On-demand virtual health care
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
  • Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • Paid Time Off/Vacation
  • CME Allowance and Time Off
  • Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
  • Paid holidays
  • Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
  • Voluntary identity theft protection
  • Voluntary legal insurance
  • Free parking

Commuter Benefits

  • View a summary of our total rewards available to you as an EvergreenHealth team member by clicking on the link below.
  • EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide
  • For more information about working at EvergreenHealth please contact:
  • Spencer Vaden
  • Manager, Physician Recruitment
  • EvergreenHealth Medical Group scvaden@evergreenhealth.com

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide clinical, inpatient, and surgical assistance as part of an orthopedic and sports care team. Responsibilities include managing patient care in a community-based practice and providing after-hours coverage.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified Physician Assistant capable of working in a collaborative, physician-led environment. Experience in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine is essential for this role.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Inpatient careClinical practiceHip surgeryKnee surgeryShoulder surgeryElbow surgeryWrist surgeryAnkle surgeryCollaborationMedical documentation

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 74% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Orthopedic Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$198kOrthopedic Surgery median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)39 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$151k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Orthopedic Surgery listings in Washington12 active317 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 74% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentWashington Physician Assistant listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus · 14% offer loan repayment119 active listings, Oct 2026
Orthopedic Surgery pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$161k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 27 employers
10
<$150k
13
$150k-175k
8
$175k-200k
5
$200k-225k
3
$225k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
39% this job
Relocation assistance
21% this job
Loan repayment
13% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Orthopedic Surgery (Roseville, CA)

Sutter Health · Roseville, California

$175k-$243k
#2

Clinical Director, Physician Assistant

Pine Park Health · San Francisco, California

$200k-$240k
#3

Outpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant/Associates

$172k-$229k
#4

Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

$150k-$224k
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 310 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
Evergreen Health logo

About Evergreen Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Kirkland, WA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account
Life and Disability Insurance
Retirement Plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
Tuition Assistance

Living in Kirkland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.09M≈ 8.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,619/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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