Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Trauma
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Job Description
Stamford Hospital's Department of Orthopedic Surgery is seeking a new addition to their growing team! The Orthopedic Trauma team provides 24/7/365 coverage.
Physician Assistants will provide care to patients with joint, sports medicine and spine injuries, and will perform a host of clinical and surgical duties, including but not limited to first assisting in the operating room, emergency department consultations, splints, injections, rounding & discharging patients on the floors, etc.
Schedule: Full Time, 3 shifts per week - rotating days/nights/weekends/holidays
- 13-hour shifts: 6a-7:30p & 6p-7:30am
As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our
mission, to that end we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Sign on bonus for PAs new to Stamford Health
- Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one
- Wellness programs
- Paid Time Off accruals
- Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free on-site parking
- Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will provide 24/7/365 orthopedic trauma coverage, including surgical assistance in the operating room and emergency department consultations. Responsibilities also include patient rounding, discharging, and performing clinical procedures such as splinting and injections.
Requirements
The candidate must be a Physician Assistant capable of working rotating shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays. The role requires clinical proficiency in orthopedic trauma, sports medicine, and spine injury care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Trauma at Stamford Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (PA) — ranked against 315 active Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 78% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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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.