Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery (Santa Clara, Full Time)

Kaiser Permanente

3 days ago

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull TimeSurgery

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Kaiser Permanente as a Physician Assistant – Thoracic Surgery, Full Time in United States.

Key Responsibilities

operative education. Answers questions regarding surgery, recovery and risk factor modification; provides blood transfusion information. Performs cardiovascular surgery peri

operative procedures; locates and displays chest x

operative procedures to include transcription of standard post

Requirements

Experience N/A Education Graduate of an approved primary care physician assistant or surgical assistant program.

High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Benefits & Compensation

reviews of positions on a routine basis.

At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.

Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications: Experience N/A Education Graduate of an approved primary care physician assistant or surgical assistant program.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Kaiser Permanente as a Physician Assistant – Thoracic Surgery, Full Time.

Key Skills

Cardiovascular surgeryPatient evaluationPeri-operative proceduresPost-operative careInvasive proceduresChest tube insertionArterial line placementCentral line placementSwan Ganz insertionThoracentesisIntravenous medication administrationPatient educationMedical record documentationBasic Life SupportSurgical assistance

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery (Santa Clara, Full Time) at Kaiser Permanente a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Surgery physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Surgery position at Kaiser Permanente is open to physician assistant candidates.

Physician Assistants enjoy versatile career options across specialties, with competitive compensation and increasing opportunities in outpatient and remote settings.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Santa Clara, California.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Cardiovascular surgery, Patient evaluation, Peri-operative procedures, Post-operative care, Invasive procedures, Chest tube insertion, Arterial line placement, Central line placement. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Physician Assistant will assist cardiovascular surgeons in performing surgical procedures and manage peri-operative and post-operative patient care. Responsibilities include conducting patient evaluations, performing invasive procedures, and coordinating discharge planning.

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