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Jefferson Health Plans
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Physician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Includes weekends
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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

Patient assessmentPhysical examinationDiagnostic proceduresResuscitative interventionsDifferential diagnosisPlan of care formulationEvidence-based practiceRadial harvestingEndoscopic vein harvestingMedical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationClinical researchAcute care management

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

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 2.4/10 on work-life balance for Physician Assistant roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 32 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
80% this job
CME allowance
73% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

2.4/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Jefferson Health Plans

Insurance Carriers
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical (including prescription)
Supplemental insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans