Locum Physician Assistant; PA; Surgery - General​/ in Potsdam, NY

Physician Assistant | Surgery - General/Other Location: Potsdam, NY Employer: HPA Healthcare Pay: $150 per hour Contract Duration: 2 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

Locum Jobs Online  is working with HPA Healthcare to find a qualified General Surgery PA in Potsdam, New York, 13676!

Position Overview

HPA Healthcare is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant – General Surgery/Surgical First Assist for a locum tenens opportunity in Potsdam, New York beginning December 2026.

This assignment combines OR Surgical First Assist responsibilities with inpatient surgical floor coverage. The PA will primarily support General Surgery, OB/GYN, and Orthopedic patients and should have strong first-assist skills and robotic surgery experience.

The assignment offers ongoing PRN scheduling with a combination of 10- and 12-hour clinical shifts, plus optional weeknight and weekend call.

Highly Competitive – New York Surgical PA Locum Tenens

Provider Pay: $150/hour, with additional compensation available for overtime, holidays, call, and callback.

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• Duration: 26 weeks / ongoing PRN
• Positions: 1
• Specialty: General Surgery
• Provider Type: Physician Assistant
• Primary Schedule: 4 × 10-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Additional Schedule: 12-hour shifts as requested
• Call: Optional
• Weeknight Call: 5:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Weekend Call: Friday 5:00 PM–Monday 7:00 AM
• Weekend Rounding: Saturday and Sunday, approximately 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
• OT/Holiday: 1.25× regular rate
• Patient Population: Adults
• Hospital Beds: 109
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:10–15
• EMR: Epic – prior Epic experience required
• Robotics Experience: Required
• New York License: Must be in hand
• Experience: Minimum 2 years recent experience
• Board Certification: Required

About HPA Healthcare

At HPA Healthcare, we're committed to empowering clinicians and establishing strong partnerships with healthcare facilities. Our mission is to provide clinicians with opportunities for personal and professional growth, while helping healthcare facilities deliver exceptional patient care through our dedicated clinical teams.

We are proudly Joint Commission–certified, a distinction earned by fewer than 10% of staffing firms—demonstrating our commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory excellence.

Our founders started the company because they saw how tough it can be when patients don’t have quick access to care. We believe that every patient deserves compassionate, timely care—and that belief is what drives us every day.

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