Pediatric Surgery - Physician Assistant
No salary listed — Physician Assistant pays $107k median
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Job Description
About the Role
Join Pediatrix as a Pediatric Surgery Physician Assistant – Full-Time in United States. Overview Responsibilities Exciting Full-time Opportunity for an Experienced Physician Assistant in Tyler, TX. Our busy practice includes five experienced board certified pediatric surgeons covering a Dallas children's hospital, four additional NICUs and an ambulatory surgery center.
Key Responsibilities
- Exciting Full-time Opportunity for an Experienced Physician Assistant in Tyler, TX.
- Our busy practice includes five experienced board certified pediatric surgeons covering a Dallas children's hospital, four additional NICUs and an ambulatory surgery center.
- Responsibilities include: Assisting in all types of pediatric surgical cases, rounding on hospital patients discharging hospital patients Assisting surgeons in every capacity of patient care.
- The candidate may be experienced, or a newly graduating physician assistant with a motivation to learn and a commitment to a career in pediatric surgery.
Requirements
- Current certification through National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Minimum of a master’s degree.
Benefits & Compensation
- Signing bonus: $1.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Pediatrix in United States.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
This Surgery position at Pediatrix 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 Tyler, Texas.
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a physician assistant earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric Surgery, Physician Assistant, Surgical Assisting, Patient Care, NICU Coverage, Ambulatory Surgery, Patient Rounding, Patient Discharge. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.
Core responsibilities: Responsibilities include assisting in all types of pediatric surgical cases, rounding on hospital patients, and discharging patients. The role requires assisting surgeons in every capacity of patient care within a busy practice.
Benefits package: Competitive Compensation Package, Sign-on Bonuses and Relocation (many locations), Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSAs, 401k Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
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