Full Job Description
Summary
Kaiser Permanente-Washington Permanente Medical Group- is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) General Surgery Physician Assistant to join our Tacoma Medical Center team in Tacoma, Washington.
This is a multi-disciplinary General Surgery practice involving the full breadth of elective and acute care general surgery. There is a team spirit of collaboration with an emphasis on continuous learning, education, quality improvement, and standardization of care and best practices. We have a full multi-disciplinary team of General Surgeons, General Surgery Physician Assistants, and robust support staff including RNs and MAs.
Core components of this position include:
• Evaluating and managing patients in the outpatient clinic at all points in the care continuum
• First Assist on laparoscopic, robotic and open procedures
• Community Hospital Rounding & Inpatient management
• Consultations in urgent care and ED if needed to amplify efficiencies
• Shared Call Responsibilities
• No trauma component to this position.
Tacoma Medical Center is a multispecialty medical center. Lab, Radiology and Pharmacy on site. Office hours are 8am - 5pm Monday through Friday with Urgent Care open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Compensation and Benefits
The entire salary range for this position is $175,279- $206,211 and will be prorated based on FTE. Starting salary for new hires is determined by factors including education, training, and relevant experience. The salary posted includes compensation for standing call on an estimated call schedule of 1:4; actual compensation may vary depending on actual call coverage schedule. Additional compensation is provided for activated call.
Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, receive employer contributions to the 401(k) plan, and enroll in our cash balance pension plan. Employees will also receive four weeks of paid vacation leave every year and eight paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and will receive continuing medical education leave and funding.
Community
Tacoma, locally referred to as "T-Town", is a mid-sized urban port city and the seat of Pierce County. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles southwest of Seattle, 31 miles northeast of Olympia, and 58 miles northwest of Mt. Rainier National Park. With a population of 198,397, Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma is home to a vibrant, creative community of writers, artists and musicians, photographers, filmmakers, passionate entrepreneurs and small business owners. It also serves as a base for large companies like State Farm, BNY Mellon, Columbia Bank and Key Bank. Drawing families to its charming neighborhoods with big city amenities, true urbanites are drawn to downtown Tacoma for its competitively priced living spaces with sweeping mountain, city and water views.
We are dedicated to building lifetime relationships with peers and patients in Washington State's richly diverse communities. Many know the Pacific Northwest as an attractive tourist destination with beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a host of cultural and recreational opportunities. These elements, and others, make Washington an excellent place to live.
