Orthopedic Physician Assistant- Langhorne, PA- Per Diem
Trinity Health Mid Atlantic - St. Mary Medical Center is seeking a Per Diem Physician Assistant to join our Orthopedic practice in Langhorne, PA. Orthopedic experience is preferred.
About the Role
The Physician Assistant will provide coordination, planning, and implementation of health-related services that best meet the needs of patients and their families. Responsibilities include incorporating education plans into daily patient activity while integrating primary and secondary diagnoses, managing patient delivery, and acting as a patient advocate. The APP will work in a collaborative team environment, consulting and referring to other healthcare professionals within the health system, and may serve as a preceptor to other PAs.
Responsibilities
- Work as a Physician Extender across all orthopedic specialties, including Sports Medicine, Foot/Ankle, Hand/Shoulder, Trauma, Joints, and Spine.
- See new patients, post-op visits, follow-ups, and injection visits.
- Take first primary call on a 1:5 weekday/weekend rotation (physicians cover secondary call).
- Perform weekend rounding.
- First Assist in surgeries.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree required.
- 2-4+ years of experience preferred.
- PA License required.
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, and dental coverage.
- Paid malpractice insurance with post-employment tail coverage.
- CME expense allowance for ongoing education.
- Employer-matched retirement savings program.
- Free membership to an on-site fitness center.
- On-site childcare for convenience and work-life balance.
Schedule
4 shifts per week, including weekend rounding and call rotations.
Location
Langhorne, PA, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The area offers family-oriented residential communities with quick access to historic Philadelphia, cultural opportunities, theaters, museums, restaurants, beaches, mountains, and nearby cities like New York and Washington, D.C. Outdoor activities such as biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, and golf are readily available.
St. Mary Medical Center is the region’s leading medical center, providing advanced care for complex cases through a team of over 700 physicians, 3,200 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers. Services include cardiovascular care, a trauma center, emergency services, neurosciences, joint replacement, sleep disorder center, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, NICU, pediatric emergency care, orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, pain management, and cancer care.