Physician Assistant – Acute Surgical Services

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.

Clinical 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.

Education & Certification

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program
• Current Massachusetts licensure
• Board certification e.g.,NCCPA
• DEA license (or eligibility)

Experience

• Preferred: 1–3+ years of experience in surgery, acute care, or hospital medicine

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
• Proficiency in procedural skills (preferred)
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Why Sturdy Health:

Sturdy Health is an independent, community-driven, fully-integrated health system that offers hospital-based care, emergency and urgent care, primary care, and specialty care at 25 locations throughout the region. We fulfill our not-for-profit mission by caring for our friends, family members, and neighbors living in Southeastern Massachusetts and neighboring Rhode Island. We are guided by a board of directors made up of respected and dedicated volunteers from the community, and we are led by a team of highly-trained healthcare professionals who have a passion for collaboration and excellence.

While we have evolved into a full-service health system with numerous thriving primary and specialty care practices across the region, Sturdy Memorial Hospital remains a vibrant part of our organization and a life-saving asset to our community. When Sturdy Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1913 as a 15-bed hospital in the former mansion of James and Ada Sturdy, no one could have imagined the impact it would continue making more than a century later. Today, Sturdy Memorial offers 142-beds and a wide range of inpatient services, including an all-suite labor and delivery unit.

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