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Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Plastic Surgery - Per Diem - 10-Hour - Days

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$78.86-$126.18/hr

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Job Description

Make a Difference Every Single Day

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters.

This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai and, it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence.

From working with a team of world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others! Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

The Plastic Surgery Department is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join a collaborative team providing comprehensive surgical care across the patient continuum.

Working closely with Plastic Surgery faculty, physicians, APPs, nursing, and multidisciplinary teams, the NP will support patient evaluation, perioperative care, postoperative management, and continuity of care.

This role primarily consists of first assisting in the operating room, outpatient clinic and perioperative care coordination.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive support to plastic surgeons in the management of surgical patients.
  • Conduct preoperative and postoperative patient evaluations.
  • Manage outpatient follow-up visits, including in-person and telehealth encounters.
  • Assist surgeons in the operating room, including first or second assisting as appropriate.
  • Perform procedures within approved scope of practice and clinical privileges.
  • Participate in inpatient care and hospital rounding as needed.
  • Coordinate care with physicians, nursing, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation.
  • Facilitate care coordination and continuity throughout the perioperative and postoperative course.
  • Adapt to a workflow that may vary between clinic, operating room, and inpatient responsibilities.
  • Position will support clinical operations across Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, and affiliated services at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.

Qualifications

Education

  • Master of Nursing Degree.
  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse practitioner program approved by the California Board of Registered (ANCC).

Experience

  • Previous experience in plastic surgery preferred.
  • Prior surgical clinic and operating room experience required.
  • Experience managing patients across the perioperative continuum.
  • Prior operating room experience or exposure.
  • Ability to work effectively across clinic, OR, and inpatient environments.

Licensure/Certifications Requirements

  • Current CA RN License.
  • Nurse Practitioner and Furnishing License.
  • National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
  • Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) (eligible to obtain)
  • NPI
  • Current DEA License (schedule 2-5)
  • ACLS & PALS

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Operating room assistanceSurgical assistanceInpatient rounding

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 57% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$213k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $193k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution28 jobs · 23 employers

15
<$180k
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$230k-255k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 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.