Surgeon Cardiac Assistant - Los Angeles
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Job Description
Competitive Compensation and Benefit Package
The comprehensive benefits and longevity-based compensation package offered by Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) enables physicians to focus on what they do best – provide their patients with exceptional care.
- Medical/dental/vision coverage
- Supplemental medical coverage
- Special dependent coverage
- Vacation/holiday/sick/education time and leave (prorated to work schedule)
- Retirement and savings plans
- Relocation package
- Professional liability coverage
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
Partnership of SCPMG
- Transition to a Partner/Owner of SCPMG
- Eligible after three consecutive years of full-time employment (six consecutive years of part-time employment)
- Increased benefits (e. g., compensation, retirement, life insurance)
- Voting rights on organizational decisions
Additional Information
- Board Certified or Board Eligible
About the Area
The city of Los Angeles offers one of the world’s great urban experiences. Opportunities to enjoy pro sports, entertainment, cuisine, and the arts are virtually endless, with the variety to satisfy its incredibly diverse population. Beaches are nearby; mountains and desert are an hour away, and the weather enables year-round outdoor activities.
Working Here
The Los Angeles Medical Center is the region's largest facility—and SCPMG’s largest teaching facility—with a broad offering of primary, specialty, tertiary, and quaternary care programs for a highly diverse patient population.
Despite its size, the center is remarkably compact, providing physicians with ready access to interaction and support. Our leadership is dedicated to transparency, and to providing opportunities for others to step up and have a voice.
The center’s Graduate Medical Education program is another hallmark, along with our established culture of collaboration and accountability.
Physician well-being is key: new hires and partners alike will find wellness events, workshops, trainings, meet-and-greets, and other opportunities to integrate, grow, and thrive—all in one of the world’s premier big cities.
Equal Employment Opportunity
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional care to patients within a large teaching facility. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support primary, specialty, tertiary, and quaternary care programs.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Applicants must pass a background check and drug screen.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Surgeon Cardiac Assistant - Los Angeles at Southern California Permanente Medical Group a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery — ranked against 876 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 66% 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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