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Surgery - General Physician Assistant

J.D. Hawkins & Associates, Albany, NY, United States

Salary max: $76.00

Duration: Full Time


Critical Access Hospital offers surgical services in orthopedics, OB/GYN, general surgery, ENT, urology, and ophthalmology. Schedule runs Monday through Friday, 7:30a-4p, with inpatient checks and anesthesia chart review. No weekends, clinic or call.

Surgical Service Lines
Hospital performs procedures across these areas:

  • Orthopedics: Total joints, hand cases, sports medicine, fractures, spine; no neuro/cardiac.
  • OB/GYN: C-sections, hysterectomies, minimally invasive.
  • General surgery: Hernias, gallbladders, bread-and-butter cases.
  • ENT: Tonsillectomies, sinus surgeries.
  • Others: Urology (limited assist), ophthalmology, endoscopy.

Schedule and Volume
Work standard daytime hours, Monday-Friday 7:30a-4p. Handle variable volume daily across five ORs (one endoscopy). Expect 15-20 min turnovers, low infection rates. Perform first assist, pre-op chart checks (labs/clearances), next-day inpatient visits.

Compensation
Base starts at $160K, scales with surgical first assist experience, supporting work-life balance with weekday schedule.