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Warwick, Rhode Island

Inpatient Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) - Kent Hospital

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Care New England is seeking an inpatient surgical Physician Assistant to join our growing team of surgeons and physician assistants at Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island

Schedule

  • Three 12-hour shifts per week (6a – 6p, 6p – 6a) with possibility of one 12-hour or one 24-hour shifts.
  • Rotational weekend and holiday shifts
  • Enjoy working in general, bariatric, colorectal, vascular and thoracic surgery
  • Job responsibilities include, OR 1st assist and inpatient management, admissions, discharges, consults & daily rounding
  • Bedside procedures include NG tube placement, wound vac changes and I&D of abscesses

The primary work location will be Kent Hospital, with occasional assignments at Women & Infants Hospital based on scheduling needs.

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
  • Certified by NCCPA.
  • Active Rhode Island PA, CSR, and DEA license or eligible.
  • OR 1st assist experience a plus

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

About Kent Hospital

Kent Hospital serves the 300,000 residents in communities west of Providence. We are the largest community hospital in Rhode Island with just over 350 beds.

Teaching affiliations with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine provide teaching opportunities with medical students and residents

About Women & Infants Hospital

Women & Infants Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in women’s and newborn care, home to one of the country’s largest obstetrical services and single-family NICUs, performing nearly 9,000 births and 7,000 surgeries annually. A regional destination for infertility, gynecologic and breast cancer care, high-risk obstetrics, pelvic floor disorders, postpartum depression, and complex GI-related women’s health.

Life in Rhode Island – the “Ocean State”

Four seasons, coastal beauty, a dynamic dining, arts & culture scene, a convenient, award winning international airport, top colleges and universities, all within a 1 hour drive to Boston and 3 hours to NYC.

EEO Statements

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide inpatient surgical care, including OR first assisting, daily rounding, and patient management. Responsibilities also include performing bedside procedures such as NG tube placement and wound care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient admissionsPatient dischargesConsultationsGeneral surgeryBariatric surgeryColorectal surgeryVascular surgery

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Surgery (PA) listings

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

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Warwick

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$435k
Typical market rent
$2,182/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.