APP - Surgical Oncology
San Francisco, CAContract / Full-time$135/hrPosted 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
A leading academic-affiliated healthcare system in California seeks an experienced Physician Assistant for a full-time, 13-week locum tenens assignment in thoracic surgical oncology, with potential extension. The role serves adult patients in an outpatient clinic, includes independent clinic responsibilities with nursing support, and involves collaboration with thoracic surgeons. The schedule is four 10-hour day shifts per week, with no call responsibilities.
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Full job description
Cardiothoracic Surgical Oncology Physician Assistant
About the Opportunity
A leading academic-affiliated healthcare system in California is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to join a thoracic surgical oncology practice on a full-time locum tenens assignment. This is an excellent opportunity for a surgical PA who enjoys working with complex adult oncology patients in an outpatient setting while collaborating closely with a specialized thoracic surgery team.
Opportunity Highlights
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Full-time schedule with four 10-hour day shifts per week
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No call responsibilities
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Primarily outpatient thoracic surgery and surgical oncology patient population
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Independent clinic responsibilities with nursing support
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Collaborative work alongside experienced thoracic surgeons
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Epic EMR
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Adult patient population
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13-week assignment with potential extension opportunities
Clinical Responsibilities
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Evaluate and manage patients in an outpatient thoracic surgery clinic
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Participate in shared-service care with surgeons
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Perform drain removals
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Provide wound and incision care
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Manage post-operative surgical patients
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Deliver ongoing care for oncology-focused thoracic surgery patients
Ideal Candidate
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Active California Physician Assistant license
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California DEA with Schedule II authority
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BLS certification through the American Heart Association
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Minimum of 2 years of recent outpatient surgical oncology or thoracic surgery experience
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Strong background in postoperative surgical patient management
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Comfortable functioning independently in an outpatient surgical clinic
Preferred Experience
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Academic medical center or university hospital experience
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Extensive thoracic surgery experience
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Experience caring for surgical oncology patients
Interested?
If you have a strong surgical background and are looking for a high-quality thoracic oncology assignment in California, contact us today for additional details regarding compensation, schedule specifics, and client information.
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Job Category: Advanced Practitioner
Job Function: Advanced Practitioner | PA | PA - Cardiology *APP - Surgical Oncology
Job Type: Contract - Full Time
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0727
Contract Duration: 13
Pay Rate: $135 / Hour
Date Posted: 2026-11-09
How this job compares
Set against the 7,804 open Physician Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$135/hr
- California median$92–115/hr87 hourly ranges
- US median$46–90/hr1,906 hourly ranges
This rate, $135/hr, is 29% above the California median midpoint ($104/hr) — in the top quarter of Physician Assistant hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 299 open Physician Assistant jobs in California and 7,804 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kaiser Permanente50 open
- Dignity Health26 open
- Sutter Health24 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Physician Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (2,066 postings).
- Education
- 2,534 of the 7,804 open Physician Assistant jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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