Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
About the Role
The Allied Health Professional may perform delegated functions as appropriate to their “scope of practice” under the direction and supervision of the physician
What You'll Do
- Performing direct and indirect general orthopedic care
- Performing admission evaluation of new patients, obtains medical history
- Performing physical exams and reporting into patient’s medical record
- Assisting in performing office-based procedures
What We're Looking For
- Qualifications
- Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the Physician Assistant Board of California
- Current DEA license
- BLS certification
What We Offer
- Collaborative and friendly work environment
- Full coverage for Employee PPO Medical insurance
- 401k and Profit-Sharing Program
- Paid Vacation, Floating Holidays, Regular Holidays, Sick Time
- Employee Discount Programs
- Internal Mobility
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will perform direct and indirect orthopedic care, including patient evaluations and physical exams. They will also assist with office-based procedures under the supervision of a physician.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Orthopedics — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Orthopedics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Los Gatos
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $2.12M
- Typical market rent
- $4,236/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 28 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 110.4
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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