We are seeking an experienced Physician Assistant for a General Surgery/Trauma Surgery locum assignment in Longview, Washington . This role combines inpatient and outpatient responsibilities with a primary focus on rounding and supporting trauma surgeons.
Assignment Details
- Target Start Date: December 1, 2026
- Expected assignment duration: Approximately 6 months
- 1 PA needed
- Inpatient + outpatient coverage
- No call
- Alternating weekends
- New graduates will not be considered
Schedule
- Variable 9-hour shifts
- Typically 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
- 8 working hours plus 1-hour lunch
- Alternating weekends
- 4 10-hour shifts may be considered for the right candidate
- No call
Practice Setting
- Acute care hospital
- Adult and geriatric patients
- 122 beds
- Approximately patients per day
- Inpatient hospital + General Surgery clinic
- Epic EMR
Clinical Responsibilities
- Inpatient rounding
- Admissions
- Assist Trauma/General Surgery physicians
- Post-operative patient management
- Outpatient post-op trauma care
- Wound care
- Surgical/first-assist responsibilities as applicable
Surgical first-assist experience is desired but not mandatory. Hospitalist or hospital-based experience is strongly preferred.
Support Staff
- Provider will not work solo
- At least 1 trauma surgeon available
- May work alongside up to 3 surgeons
- Additional PA support may be available in clinic
Requirements
- Physician Assistant
- Active Washington license required at presentation
- Facility will not wait for licensing
- Epic experience required
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- Hospital/ED experience required
- Hospitalist experience strongly preferred
- General Surgery experience preferred
- Surgical first-assist experience preferred
- New graduates not accepted
- Flu vaccination required; medical/religious exemptions available
- COVID-19 vaccination not required
Credentialing
- Case logs from the previous 24 months required
- Case logs must demonstrate clinical services representative of the requested privileges
- Documentation must include diagnosis/procedure, date, and facility
- 8 hours of non-billable orientation
Ideal Candidate
An experienced Physician Assistant with an active Washington license and strong inpatient or hospitalist experience who is comfortable with rounding, admissions, post-operative care, wound care, and supporting Trauma/General Surgery physicians . Epic experience, BLS, and ACLS are required.
