Swedish Medical Group seeks a full-time Orthopedic Surgery physician assistant to join Swedish Orthopedics in the greater Seattle area. Join a collaborative group of orthopedic surgeons and advanced practice clinicians providing care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical settings. This position offers a unique opportunity to build a practice within one of the Pacific Northwest's largest and most respected orthopedic programs while supporting continued orthopedic growth across Swedish sites in the Seattle region.
Position Details:
- Full-time position
- Primary focus on outpatient clinic and inpatient orthopedic care, primarily supporting a total joint arthroplasty practice, with operating room responsibilities introduced gradually over time
- Opportunity to transition into surgical first assist responsibilities as the practice and team needs evolve
- Manage orthopedic patients across the continuum of care, including pre-operative, post-operative, and follow-up visits
- Collaborate closely with orthopedic surgeons and multidisciplinary care teams
- Opportunity to work with a broad spectrum of orthopedic conditions and procedures
Compensation and Benefits:
- Compensation is between $150,001 and $200,340 per year
- The posted salary reflects the starting range of total compensation and may vary based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.
- Swedish Medical Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, Retirement plans with employer contributions, Paid time off and holidays, Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance, Malpractice insurance, Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
- Professional growth and leadership opportunities
The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Ideal candidate will have strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a team-oriented approach to patient care
- New graduates with significant orthopedic rotations are encouraged to apply; orthopedic experience preferred
Where You'll Work
Swedish Medical Group is an integrated team of more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice clinicians serving the greater Seattle area. As part of Swedish Health System, medical group providers benefit from centralized system support and a shared EMR (Epic). With easy access to seven Swedish Medical Center campuses, providers are able to serve northwest Washington residents with superior integrated, coordinated care.
Where You'll Live
Seattle is the Pacific Northwest's largest urban center, with a metro population of 3.25 million, and is home to world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city hugs Puget Sound and offers magnificent mountain views to the north, east and south. Home to the world's biggest tech giants, Seattle offers some of the highest minimum wages in the country, along with a notable music and arts scene, outdoor lifestyle and amazing coffee.
Who You'll Work For
Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.
Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran
