What are the responsibilities and job description for the Locum Tenens Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery - $90-110 per hour position at TheraEx Staffing Services?
TheraEX Staffing Services is seeking a Physician Assistant Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery for a locum tenens job in Torrance, California.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Discipline: Physician Assistant
- Duration: 27 weeks
- Shift: 9 hours
- Employment Type: Locum Tenens
Locum Physician Assistant – Cardiothoracic Surgery | California | OR Call | Ongoing
🔥 High-Paying Surgical Role | Long-Term Need | 2 Openings
We’re actively hiring experienced Physician Assistants (PA-C) for a Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery locum assignment with a leading health system in California. This is a long-term opportunity with both scheduled clinical hours call, supporting a permanent vacancy.
💼 Why This Role Stands Out- ✅ Ongoing assignment (long-term stability)
- ✅ OR inpatient & outpatient exposure
- ✅ Only 5–8 patients per shift
- ✅ Work with an established cardiothoracic surgery team
- ✅ High-demand specialty = strong compensation potential
- Location: California
- Start Date: June 1, 2026
- Duration: Ongoing
- Schedule: Scheduled clinical hours call
- Setting: Inpatient Outpatient Surgical (OR)
- First assist in cardiothoracic surgical procedures
- Pre-op & post-op patient management
- Inpatient and outpatient clinical care
- Collaborate with surgeons and multidisciplinary teams
- Documentation in Epic EMR
- Active California PA License (required)
- Board Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)
- Cardiothoracic Surgery experience required
- BLS & ACLS certifications required
- Comfortable with OR call responsibilities
- Part of a major health system
- Stroke-certified hospital
- Mix of inpatient & outpatient care
- Privileges required (no temporary privileges)
- Credentialing timeframe: ~60 days
- Coverage Type: Scheduled hours call
- Patients per Shift: 5–8
- Admissions: Not required
- Multiple providers accepted: Yes
- Reason for Need: Long-term permanent vacancy
TheraEx Staffing Services is a leading name in healthcare staffing solutions. We enroll talented professionals to provide temporary staff to fill the needs of healthcare facilities across the nation.
Benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Health Care FSA
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Holiday Pay
- Medical benefits
Salary : $90 - $110