Physician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Jefferson Health Plans as a Physician Assistant – Cardiac Surgery, Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical (including prescription)
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Jefferson Health Plans as a Physician Assistant – Cardiac Surgery, Philadelphia.
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant provides comprehensive inpatient care for the Cardiothoracic Surgery service, including performing physicals, managing diagnostic tests, and formulating treatment plans. They also serve as a first responder for patient status changes and perform advanced surgical procedures like vein harvesting.
Requirements
The role requires an advanced practice provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) with experience in an acute care hospital setting. Candidates must be capable of collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and maintaining high standards of clinical documentation and patient care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 70% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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