Part-Time Surgical PA: OR First Assist & Rounds

NPACE; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Holy Cross Health in Silver Spring, MD seeks a part-time Physician Assistant II (PA-2) PRN to provide first assist in the OR and postoperative care.

The PA-2 PRN works in a team, performs rounds, assists with admissions, daily notes, orders, discharges, and collaborates with supervising physicians across multiple surgical services; must hold MD-PA license in MD, PANCE/PANRE, and BLS/ACLS.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a PA program certified by ARC-PA.
• Pass PANCE and PANRE when applicable.
• Must maintain current Maryland PA license.
• Must qualify for prescriptive authority (DEA/CDS).
• Minimum 2 years surgical PA experience or 1 year surgical + 2 years non-surgical PA experience.
• Ability to work in both operating room and inpatient units.
• Proficient or capable of becoming proficient in bedside procedures (incision and drainage, central line, A-line, chest tube, peripheral IV with/without ultrasound).
• Must have and maintain BLS and ACLS certification.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to function in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide surgical assistance in OR for at least 2 surgical specialties and 2 complex specialties on request.
• Perform daily postoperative rounds and coordinate care with supervising physicians.
• Conduct admission H&Ps, daily progress notes, orders, and discharge summaries.
• Evaluate patients in ED and on the surgical floor per attending surgeon.
• Perform bedside procedures as credentialed (drains, lines, chest tubes, IV access).
• Serve as a preceptor to PA students and new graduates.
• Support quality initiatives and compliant billing.

Skills

PANCE/PANRE

Surgical PA experience

Team communication

Bedside procedures

BLS/ACLS

Education

ARC-PA accredited PA program

Maryland PA license

Prescriptive authority (DEA/CDS)

Tools

Davinci First Assist Certification

Job description

Holy Cross Health in Silver Spring, MD seeks a part-time Physician Assistant II (PA-2) PRN to provide first assist in the OR and postoperative care.

The PA-2 PRN works in a team, performs rounds, assists with admissions, daily notes, orders, discharges, and collaborates with supervising physicians across multiple surgical services; must hold MD-PA license in MD, PANCE/PANRE, and BLS/ACLS.