Locum Physician Assistant (PA) - Surgery - General/Other - $150 per hour 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

About the Position

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.

Pay Ranking

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