Surgeon Cardiac Assistant - Los Angeles

SurgeryFull-Time

Compensation

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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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Cardiac surgery assistancePatient careClinical collaborationSurgical support

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).

Top Surgeon Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 7 employers

28
$350k
7
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 7 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
12%
Relocation assistance
9% this job
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Pasadena, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Coverage
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Supplemental Medical Coverage
Special Dependent Coverage
Vacation/Holiday/Sick/Education Time
Retirement and Savings Plans
Relocation Package