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Physician Assistant - General Surgery - Per Diem - 10-Hour - Days

Cedars-Sinai

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Compensation
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Location
Los Angeles, CA
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California PA LicenseDEA License Schedule 2-5National PA CertificationNPIACLSPALSBachelor's degree

Job overview

Cedars-Sinai seeks a Physician Assistant to support its General Surgery Department and provide surgical care across the patient continuum. The PA supports physicians and the clinical team through patient evaluation, perioperative care, postoperative management, and care coordination. The role works alongside faculty in clinic and operating rooms at multiple hospitals, including Cedars-Sinai, Marina Del Rey, and Tarzana.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cross-Environment CollaborationPerioperative Patient ManagementFirst and Second AssistRobotics Procedures

Qualifications

Accredited PA ProgramBachelor's Degree1 Year General Surgery ExperienceCalifornia PA LicenseDEA License Schedule 2-5National PA CertificationNPIACLSPALS

Full job description

Job Description

Make a Difference Every Single Day

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai and, it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others! Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

We are looking for a Physician Assistant (PA) to support the General Surgery Department in providing comprehensive surgical care across the patient continuum. The role is intended to support physicians and the broader clinical team with patient evaluation, perioperative care, postoperative management, and coordination of care. The PA will work alongside one of our faculty in clinic, OR at multiple hospitals, including Cedars Sinai, Marina Del Ray and Tarzana.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program required.

  • Bachelor's degree

Experience:

  • One (1) year of General surgical procedures in clinic and operating room experience required.

  • Ability to work effectively across clinic, OR, and inpatient environments.

  • Experience managing patients across the perioperative continuum.

  • Experience with first/second assist and robotics procedures preferred.

License/Certification:

  • Current, unrestricted California PA license.

  • DEA License (schedule 2-5)

  • National PA certification.

  • NPI

  • ACLS and PALS

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,864 open Physician Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$150–200K/yr132 salary ranges
  • California median$92–115/hr83 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 295 open Physician Assistant jobs in California and 7,864 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Physician Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (2,115 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,555 of the 7,864 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 6, 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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