Physician Assistant - Ortho

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Cresco, IowaFull TimeOrthopedic Surgery
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join Avera Health as a Orthopedic Physician Assistant – Outpatient, Iowa in United States. Location: Cresco, IA Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Join Our Team! At Regional Health Services, we strive to create a positive, team-oriented work environment for our staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide quality patient care in the outpatient setting.

Requirements

  • quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Avera Health in United States.

Key Skills

Patient careOrthopedic surgery assistanceGeneral surgery assistanceClinical documentationOutpatient careMedical collaborationBLS certification
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Ortho at Avera Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Orthopedic Surgery physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Orthopedic Surgery position at Avera Health 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.

Nationally, Orthopedic Surgery professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $510k, with the typical range spanning $380k to $700k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Cresco, Iowa.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient care, Orthopedic surgery assistance, General surgery assistance, Clinical documentation, Outpatient care, Medical collaboration, BLS certification. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Orthopedic Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Physician Assistant will work collaboratively with primary care physicians, orthopedic surgeons, and general surgeons to provide quality patient care. Responsibilities include performing delegated medical functions within an outpatient clinical setting.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Orthopedic Surgery physician assistant jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Avera Health

Non-profit Organizations
South Dakota
2-5
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

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