Physician Assistant – Acute Surgical Services

Sturdy Memorial Hospital•Attleboro, MA

2d•$109,280 - $171,080•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant provides high-quality, patient-centered care in a hospital-based Acute Surgical Services setting. The physician assistant works collaboratively with attending surgeons, residents, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to manage pre-operative, intra-operative (if applicable), and post-operative care for surgical patients. About the Job: Full time – 40 hours with call Hospital based, Inpatient Rounding Surgical First Assist & ability to cross train with Multi specialties Comprehensive Benefits: Malpractice (occurrence type) Four weeks of paid time off (PTO), one week CME plus educational stipend 403(b) retirement benefit with employer match Employer funded pension plan Health insurance, dental, life insurance, disability Age Specific Criteria: Ability to effectively communicate to all age levels served within the scope of the position/assigned areas. Ability to Meet Job Performance Expectations: Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves or other individuals in the workplace, with or without a reasonable accommodation. - Salary Range:$109,280.04-$171,079.79 Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. There is no discrimination because of race, color, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability. Current Sturdy Health Employees – Click here to apply for open positions. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area. Are you interested in a position at Sturdy Health with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute? Click here to apply!

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program
Current Massachusetts licensure
Board certification e.g.,NCCPA
DEA license (or eligibility)
Strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
Ability to effectively communicate to all age levels served within the scope of the position/assigned areas.
Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of themselves or other individuals in the workplace, with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

1–3+ years of experience in surgery, acute care, or hospital medicine
Proficiency in procedural skills (preferred)

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in the inpatient and perioperative settings.
Perform comprehensive surgical floor-level care, including patient assessment, postoperative management, wound care, and coordination of multidisciplinary care plans.
Function as a first or second surgical assistant in the operating room as needed to meet staffing demands or support complex cases.
Collaborate with attending surgeons and care team members to facilitate timely and safe patient throughput across the surgical service.
Respond to urgent patient needs and serve as a clinical resource for patient care.
Provide night/weekend coverage divided in an equitable manner amongst the PA surgical services team.