Physician Assistant | Surgery - General/Other
Location: Potsdam, NY
Employer: HPA Healthcare
Pay: $150 per hour
Contract Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP
About the Position
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Position Overview $150/Hour
A regional acute care hospital in northern New York is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant for a long-term General Surgery locum tenens opportunity beginning in late September.
This position combines Surgical First Assist operating room responsibilities with inpatient surgical floor coverage while working alongside experienced surgeons caring for General Surgery, Orthopedic, and OB/GYN patients. Providers enjoy a consistent weekday schedule with optional compensated call opportunities for those seeking additional income.
Candidates with robotic surgery experience and orthopedic first assist experience are highly preferred.
Assignment Highlights
- 26-week assignment
- Four 10-hour shifts each week
- Monday–Friday daytime schedule
- Surgical First Assist and inpatient floor coverage
- General Surgery, Orthopedics, and OB/GYN
- Robotic surgery experience preferred
- Epic EMR
- Optional weekday and weekend call
- Weekend call may include C-sections and hip fractures
- 109-bed acute care hospital
- Adult Level III/IV Trauma Center
- Opportunity for assignment extension
- Excellent work-life balance with additional earning opportunities through optional call
Job Responsibilities
Operating Room
- Surgical First Assist
- Exposure and tissue retraction
- Hemostasis
- Cauterization
- Suturing and wound closure
- Stapling
- Drain placement
- Irrigation and suction
- Patient positioning
Surgical Floor
- Daily rounding
- Progress notes
- Consults
- Admissions
- Discharges
- Order management
- Postoperative management
- Coordination of multidisciplinary care
About HPA Healthcare
At HPA Healthcare, we're committed to empowering clinicians and establishing strong partnerships with healthcare facilities. Our mission is to provide clinicians with opportunities for personal and professional growth, while helping healthcare facilities deliver exceptional patient care through our dedicated clinical teams.
We are proudly Joint Commission–certified, a distinction earned by fewer than 10% of staffing firms—demonstrating our commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory excellence.
Our founders started the company because they saw how tough it can be when patients don’t have quick access to care. We believe that every patient deserves compassionate, timely care—and that belief is what drives us every day.
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