Breast Surgery - Physician Assistant - Albany, NY

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to support our Breast Surgery team at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established surgical practice with strong system support, a robust referral base, and a long-standing commitment to high-quality, patient centered care. With highly skilled, board-certified and fellowship-trained breast surgeons, experienced surgical teams, and state-of-the-art procedure rooms, St. Peter’s Health Partners offers comprehensive breast surgery in the Capital Region.

Position Details:

• First assist in the OR alongside Breast Surgeons
• Blend of operating room responsibilities and office-based clinical care
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative patient education and care coordination
• Support patient admissions, discharge planning, and follow-up care
• Shared rotational evening and weekend telephone call

Opportunity Highlights:

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm
• Location: 317 S. Manning Blvd, Albany, NY
• Join a respected Breast Surgery program with established patient demand and a strong referral network
• Meaningful clinical involvement across both surgical and ambulatory care settings
• Excellent clinical resources and system-wide support through St. Peter’s Health Partners

Qualifications:

Applicants should have the following:

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• NYS license
• At least one year of surgical experience required, preferably in breast surgery.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. 

Recruitment Package:

St. Peter’s Health Partners offers a comprehensive salary and compensation package that includes:

• Competitive base salary range $138,811-$151,304 commensurate with experience
• $5,000 starting bonus paid in first payroll month
• The posted salary reflects the starting range of total compensation and does not include productivity bonuses, incentives related to quality and performance, extra shift incentives, and other forms of cash compensation as applicable to the position. In addition, providers typically receive a CME allowance and other benefits offered by their medical group employer. Please note that this salary range is provided in accordance with State law and is subject to variation due to the factors noted above.
• CME and professional development support

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• Paid malpractice, including tail coverage
• Paid time away from the practice
• Retirement savings program
• Loan Repayment: Our institution qualifies as an eligible employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C, a physician-governed, multi-specialty group, is a member of St. Peter’s Health Partners in NY's Capital District. St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates provides a new model of physician practice that permits St. Peter’s Health Partners to evolve as a health system with strong physician participation while allowing physicians to retain those aspects that make private practice work well in the care of patients. It is one of the largest multi-specialty physician group practices in the region with more than 20 specialties and sub-specialties represented, over 350 providers in 2014, and more than 40 office locations in a six county region. 

St. Peter’s Health Partners, the region’s largest private-sector employer, with more than 12,500 employees, has more than 125 locations across seven counties. The system has an annual budget of nearly $1.1 billion. St. Peter’s Health Partners was created on October 1, 2011 by the merger of Northeast Health, St. Peter’s Health Care Services, and Seton Health. The merger created the region’s largest and most comprehensive not-for-profit network of high-quality and advanced medical care, primary care, rehabilitation, and senior services.

These state-of-the-art services and programs are provided through Albany Memorial and St. Peter’s Hospitals in Albany, NY; Samaritan and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Troy, NY; Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady, NY; and The Eddy system of continuing care and The Community Hospice.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org.