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Baptist Health
Lexington, Kentucky

Physician Assistant/First Assist - Cardiac Surgery - Lexington, Kentucky

Physician AssistantIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

First assist in surgery performing cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeries with the surgeons. Making daily hospital rounds, admitting & discharging patients from hospital. Seeing consults, taking calls, & patient care.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APP is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited APP program. Terminal degree in APP field preferred.

  • National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP.
  • Must maintain national certification.
  • Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
  • Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • BCLS required through the American Heart Association.

ACLS as Required for Position

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will serve as a first assist in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgeries while collaborating with a physician-led team. Responsibilities include conducting daily hospital rounds, managing patient admissions and discharges, and providing direct clinical care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and have successfully completed an accredited APP program with current national certification. A valid, unrestricted license to practice in Kentucky, along with BCLS and ACLS certifications, is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cardiac surgeryThoracic surgeryVascular surgerySurgical assistanceConsultationPatient admissionPatient discharge

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 74% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Kentucky22 active4,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 74% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#6 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery listings703 in the last 30 days472 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 378 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes call
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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative Practice Agreement Required

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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