Physician Assistant - General Surgery

1 month ago
United StatesPart TimePhysician Assistant
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

No salary listed — Physician Assistant pays $114k median

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Legacy Health as a Physician Assistant - General Surgery in United States. Overview If you deliver a dose of compassion to every patient you see, you may be an ideal addition to the Legacy community. You’ll provide medical and surgical services within an assigned clinic, forging relationships with staff and delivering expert care to patients.

Key Responsibilities

  • ordinates discharge planning and follow
  • up. Arranges all sub
  • specialty follow

Requirements

  • Experience: Requires experience in direct patient management, in the surgical or medical subspecialty of the department one is hired into.
  • Surgical assisting experience required if working with a surgical specialty.
  • Knowledge of acute and chronic disease states, administration and prescription of medications, and delivering physical care following treatment plan.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Professionals/careers/benefiting

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Legacy Health as a Physician Assistant - General Surgery.

Key Skills

Patient ManagementSurgical AssistingInpatient CareOutpatient CarePhysical ExamsOrder InterpretationEmergency TreatmentMinor SurgeryDocumentationDischarge PlanningMedication ManagementConsultant EvaluationsDiagnostic ProceduresTherapeutic ProceduresMedical Records MaintenanceBilling and Coding
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - General Surgery at Legacy Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Surgery physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Surgery position at Legacy Health 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 United States.

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: Patient Management, Surgical Assisting, Inpatient Care, Outpatient Care, Physical Exams, Order Interpretation, Emergency Treatment, Minor Surgery. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Surgical Advanced Practitioner provides medical and surgical services under physician direction, involving inpatient rounding, ordering tests, initiating emergency treatments, and assisting in surgical procedures. Outpatient duties include clinic participation, discharge planning coordination, m...

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About Legacy Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Portland, OR
2-5
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Part Time

Posted

1mo ago