What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant - Orthopedics position at MAMMOTH HOSPITAL?
Join a highly collaborative orthopedic and sports medicine team in one of California’s most unique mountain communities. Mammoth Hospital’s orthopedic program provides comprehensive musculoskeletal and sports medicine care to an active local population as well as athletes and visitors from throughout the region.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Physician Assistant who enjoys a balanced mix of surgery and outpatient orthopedics while working closely with fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons and an experienced sports medicine team.
The position offers a three-day-per-week schedule, typically consisting of one day in the operating room and two days in clinic, along with relocation assistance and a shared call rotation. It is a unique opportunity to build a rewarding orthopedic career while enjoying everything the Eastern Sierra has to offer.
What You'll Do:
- Provide orthopedic care in both the outpatient and inpatient settings in collaboration with attending orthopedic surgeons.
- Evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, order and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies, and manage medications and adjunctive therapies within the PA scope of practice.
- Participate in multidisciplinary care and communicate treatment plans with physicians, nursing staff, therapists, patients, and families.
- Coordinate hospital discharge planning, follow-up care, patient education, and rehabilitation needs.
- Perform histories and physicals and assist with the evaluation and management of urgent orthopedic conditions.
- First assist in orthopedic surgery, including surgical exposure, dissection, wound closure, dressing application, and placement of immobilization devices.
- Work closely with our orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers, rehabilitation professionals, and other members of our sports medicine team.
- Participate in a shared first-assist call rotation with the PA team, typically about one weekend every six weeks, with occasional holiday coverage.
Who You'll Work With:
You’ll join a collaborative orthopedic and sports medicine program caring for a highly active patient population. Our team includes fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and other professionals who work together closely across clinic, surgery, rehabilitation, and community sports medicine.
The variety of patients and injuries seen in Mammoth makes this an especially rewarding environment for a PA interested in orthopedics and sports medicine.
Who You Are:
- Collaborative and team-oriented
- Compassionate and patient-focused
- A strong communicator
- Comfortable working independently while knowing when to involve the attending physician
- Organized and adaptable
- A critical thinker with a strong work ethic
- Interested in orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, and caring for an active patient population
What You'll Need:
- State of California Physician Assistant License required.
- American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification required.
- DEA license required.
- Three years of experience providing inpatient, outpatient, and surgical care preferred.
- Orthopedic and/or surgical experience strongly preferred.
Job Information:
- Full-time, three-day-per-week schedule
- Typical schedule includes one operating room day and two clinic days per week
- Shared first-assist call rotation with the PA team, typically about one weekend every six weeks
- Relocation assistance available
- Collaborative orthopedic and sports medicine practice
- Meaningful mix of surgical and outpatient orthopedic care
- Opportunity to work closely with fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons and an experienced multidisciplinary sports medicine team
- Opportunity to live and work in California’s Eastern Sierra
Live and Work in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Lakes offers a lifestyle that is difficult to match. Located in California’s Eastern Sierra, the community provides year-round access to world-class skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking, trail running, hiking, climbing, fishing, camping, and countless other outdoor activities.
For a PA who values both a rewarding orthopedic practice and time outside of work, Mammoth offers the opportunity to build a career in sports medicine while living in the same environment where many of our patients pursue the activities they love.
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job. An equal opportunity employer.
Salary : $152,755 - $185,162