Physician Assistant- Colorectal Surgery
- BLS
How this pay compares
This posting states $83.46–$112.31 an hour. Open physician assistant jobs in California post a median of $97.89 an hour, the middle half $90.88–$105.31, across 64 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Physician assistants employed in California earn a median of $79.64 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
Description
The Physician Assistant (PA) functions in an interdependent role under a delegation agreement, providing comprehensive, patient-centered care across the continuum of treatment. Responsibilities include performing health histories, physical examinations, developing and implementing treatment plans, coordinating care, providing patient and family education, participating in interdisciplinary rounds, and ensuring continuity of care through appropriate referrals and documentation, as well as other duties as assigned.
This role is in an outpatient clinic.
Salary range: $83.46- $112.31/hourly
Qualifications
- BLS Certification from AHA or ARC-required
- California Physician Assistant License-required
- National Board Certification-required
- Master's Degree as a Physician Assistant-required
- NPI, DEA, PECOS, and CURES enrollment
- Previous Physician Assistant experience required; colorectal surgery or other relevant surgical specialty experience preferred
- Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs-required
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative,
- clinical and academic personnel-required
- Skill in working independently and following through with minimum direction-required
- Ability to set priorities-required
- Demonstrate writing skills to compose logical, detailed and grammatically correct correspondence-required
- Document patient care in a concise and comprehensive manner-required
From UCLA Health's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About UCLA Health
UCLA Health is the University of California, Los Angeles academic health system, with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center and clinics across Southern California.
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