Surgical PA-C: OR-Driven Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery

Adoreal Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Belcara Health in Baltimore, Maryland is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to join our Plastic Surgery team in a full-time, primarily operating room–based role. The ideal candidate will have strong first-assist skills, suturing expertise, and the ability to work independently as part of a skilled surgical team, with OR accountability.

Plastic surgery experience is preferred but not required; candidates from other surgical specialties with first-assist and closure experience are

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current Maryland PA license or eligibility.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred.
• Previous operating room and surgical first‑assist experience required.
• Demonstrated suturing and surgical closure experience required.
• Ability to function confidently and efficiently in the operating room.
• Strong knowledge of surgical technique, sterile technique, and OR safety.
• Excellent tissue‑handing and technical skills.
• Ability to anticipate the needs of the surgeon and surgical team.
• Plastic surgery experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as surgical first assist during plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures.
• Provide skilled intraoperative assistance throughout surgical cases.
• Assist with patient positioning, prepping, draping, and other operative preparation.
• Provide exposure and retraction throughout procedures.
• Assist with tissue handling and dissection as appropriate to training and scope of practice.
• Assist with achieving and maintaining hemostasis.
• Perform suturing and surgical wound closure under surgeon direction.
• Demonstrate proficiency with closure techniques and suture materials.
• Assist with placement and management of surgical drains when appropriate.
• Apply dressings and assist with immediate postoperative wound management.
• Anticipate the surgeon's needs and help maintain an efficient operative workflow.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, circulating nurses, surgical technologists, and recovery staff.
• Participate in surgical counts, safety protocols, time-outs, and infection-control procedures.
• Assist with postoperative orders, documentation, and immediate postoperative patient management.
• Help ensure smooth transitions between cases and efficient utilization of operating room time.

Skills

Surgical first-assist

OR proficiency

Suturing

Sterile technique

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of an accredited PA program

Maryland PA license or eligibility

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

ACLS preferred

Tools

Suture materials

Surgical drains management

Job description

Belcara Health in Baltimore, Maryland is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant to join our Plastic Surgery team in a full-time, primarily operating room–based role. The ideal candidate will have strong first-assist skills, suturing expertise, and the ability to work independently as part of a skilled surgical team, with OR accountability.

Plastic surgery experience is preferred but not required; candidates from other surgical specialties with first-assist and closure experience are