Physician Assistant – Cardiac Surgery – Per Diem
Listed compensation
$95/hr
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Job Description
Stamford Hospital is seeking an experienced Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant (PA) to join our dynamic cardiothoracic surgery team in a per diem capacity.
This position is focused on managing patients in the ICU and on the floors, with no required operating room responsibilities.
The ideal candidate will have significant post-operative cardiothoracic ICU experience, with a strong understanding of managing complex post-surgical patients, including those requiring advanced hemodynamic support. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled surgical and critical care team while maintaining flexibility with a per diem schedule.
Schedule
Per Diem, 12 hour and 24 hour shifts. Per diem commitment is approximately 24 hours per month. Department is 24/7 operational, weekends included.
Pay: $95.00/hour
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will manage cardiothoracic patients in the ICU and on hospital floors. This role focuses on post-surgical care and hemodynamic support without operating room responsibilities.
Requirements
Candidates must have significant post-operative cardiothoracic ICU experience. A strong understanding of managing complex post-surgical patients is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 55% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$198k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $191k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes weekends
Living in Stamford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $806k
- Typical market rent
- $2,966/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
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.