American Addiction Centers·Matthews, North Carolina
Provide inpatient and outpatient surgical care, including elective, urgent, and emergent general surgery and endoscopy. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team within a community-based hospital setting to improve patient outcomes.
Union West - Surgery
Status: Full time
Benefits: Eligible:
Hours Per Week: 40
Monday - Friday
$47.50 - $71.25
APP for General Surgery
Atrium Health General Surgery: Matthews, NC
If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina and South Carolina. We invite Advanced Practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together at Atrium Health Union West location in Matthews, North Carolina.
We are looking for a surgical PA with a team mindset, interest in urgent/emergent and elective general surgery and who wants to make an impact in a rapidly growing suburban community near Charlotte, NC.
At least 1 year of General Surgery experience required.
OR experience required, specifically laparoscopic experience.
We serve the Union County community including Monroe, Waxhaw, and Indian Trail with two current practice locations – one in Monroe and one in Matthews.
Inpatient and outpatient coverage.
No call or weekends.
Practice has been in place since 2014.
Bread and butter general surgery and endoscopy.
Increasing practice and OR volume since 2016.
Must be a PA.
Atrium Health Union West – Overview (Matthews, NC) Atrium Health Union West is a state-of-the-art, community-based hospital located in Matthews, North Carolina, serving the rapidly growing western Union County region. Opened in 2021–2022, the facility functions as a full-service hospital, emergency department, and specialty care center designed to provide convenient access to high-quality inpatient and outpatient care.
The hospital includes approximately 40 inpatient beds, a 24/7 emergency department, advanced imaging and laboratory services, and multiple operating rooms and procedural suites supporting surgical care.
From a general surgery perspective, Atrium Health Union West supports a broad range of both elective and urgent surgical services in a community setting. The general surgery program provides inpatient and outpatient coverage with access to modern operating rooms and perioperative support services. The general surgery service is integrated within the broader Atrium Health system, allowing collaboration with subspecialty services such as surgical oncology, gastroenterology, and advanced imaging, while maintaining a community-hospital model focused on efficiency, access, and high-quality outcomes.
When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.
benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
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Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.
Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Must be a certified Physician Assistant with at least one year of general surgery experience. Required expertise includes operating room experience, specifically with laparoscopic procedures.
Market context
General surgery physician assistant roles in North Carolina are often driven by hospital and surgical group staffing needs, especially for candidates with operating room experience and laparoscopic exposure. These positions can be competitive because employers typically look for certified PAs with at least one year of general surgery experience and comfort in fast-paced perioperative settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your OR background and laparoscopic cases match the posting before applying.