Surgical Hospitalist Physician Assistant (Part-Time)
Rochester Regional Health · Rochester, NY
Posted October 17, 2026
Unity Hospital (Greece) · 1555 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY, US, 14626
- Pay: $100,000 – $150,000 per year
- Employment: Part Time
- Location: Unity Hospital (Greece)
- Rochester Regional Health Job ID: REQ_228883
Summary
Join the Department of Surgery at Unity Hospital as a part-time Surgical Hospitalist Physician Assistant in a highly autonomous role providing evening, overnight, and weekend coverage for surgical patients.
This position is ideal for a PA who thrives in a fast-paced hospital environment and enjoys independent clinical decision-making, acute patient management, surgical consults, and bedside procedures. Working alongside attending surgeons, you’ll play an important role in providing continuous, high-quality care to surgical patients during off-hours.
Status: Part-Time
Location: Unity Hospital
Department: Department of Surgery
Schedule: Overnights/Weekends; 12-hour shifts
What Makes This Role Unique?
- Highly autonomous surgical hospitalist position
- Provide direct care and clinical management for hospitalized surgical patients
- Evaluate in-house surgical consults
- Perform a variety of bedside procedures
- Work closely with attending surgeons while exercising independent clinical judgment
- Part-time opportunity with 12-hour shifts
- Excellent opportunity to strengthen acute care, surgical, and procedural skills
- Supportive team environment and training
Responsibilities
- Provide on-site coverage for surgical patients during assigned evening, overnight, and weekend shifts
- Assess and manage patients on the surgical service, escalating significant changes in condition to the attending surgeon as appropriate
- Respond to and evaluate in-house surgical consults
- Perform bedside procedures and treatments, including peripheral IV placement, NG tube insertion, bladder catheterization, wound and dressing care, suture and drain removal, arterial punctures, venipuncture, and other procedures within scope
- Assist with emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation as needed
- Collaborate with attending surgeons and other members of the multidisciplinary care team
- Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation
Offerings
- Competitive compensation
- Paid malpractice with tail coverage
- Relocation services
- Vacation and CME time
- Comprehensive health benefits
Education
- BS: Physician Assistant (Required)
Licenses/certifications
- PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- RPA - Registered Physician Assistant
Employer
Rochester Regional Health
Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health system serving Western New York, the Finger Lakes and the North Country. It cares for more than 570,000 patients across communities from Rochester and Batavia to Clifton Springs, Newark and St. Lawrence County.
The Rochester Regional Health system:
- Rochester General Hospital, the system's flagship, and Unity Hospital in Greece
- United Memorial Medical Center (Batavia), Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur hospitals in St. Lawrence County
- The Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, Lipson Cancer Institute, primary and specialty care practices, urgent care, ElderONE (PACE) and behavioral health services across the region
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Rochester Regional Health:
- Named one of Becker's Top 150 Health Systems to Work For
- Physician-led governance and leadership, with teaching opportunities through residency programs at Rochester General, Unity and United Memorial
- Published pay ranges on every position, with sign-on bonuses and relocation on many roles
- Fully covered malpractice, CME time and allowance, generous PTO, and 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans
- An affordable region with Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes, Letchworth State Park and the Adirondacks close by