Why Shriners Children’s?

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties healthcare system. With multiple hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Our mission is to change and improve lives by caring for our patients, conducting research to gain knowledge and develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

• 4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedics
• Ranked top Midsized Employer by Forbes and Statistica Inc. (2025)
• Winner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)
• $20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research.

About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR: Epic
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023)
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans. Benefits eligibility from day one
• 403(b) plan with generous company match and 457(b) deferred compensation plans
• Employer sponsored continuing education and training
• Employer provided professional liability coverage
• Employer sponsored life insurance and short-term disability insurance coverage
• School Loan Forgiveness Program and PSLF eligibility
• Voluntary benefits: long-term disability insurance, critical illness and accident insurance, hospital indemnity, legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance

Shriners Children’s is looking for a full-time Physician Assistant to join our team at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia. This provider will support our Orthopedics team and provide care to pediatric patients in an exclusively outpatient setting. Schedule will be 4 10-hour day shifts (7:00am to 5:00pm) with no nights, holidays, weekends, or call. The pay range for this position is $52.73 to $79.09/hour. Compensation is determined based on years of experience and departmental equity.

• Evaluate and follow up with patients in clinic, demonstrating appropriate assessment skills and dictating notes in the appropriate format.
• Present pertinent findings and plans to the supervising physician for review, when indicated
• Gather information from the history and physical exam of new (screening) patients, pre-op patients or patients being admitted to the hospital, formulating assessments, proposing management plans, dictating H&P within 24 hours and singing them in a timely manner
• Make pre visit phone calls to selected patient applicants with complex young spine problems to answer parent questions about our specialty services. Obtains pertinent history, reviews pre-visit studies, summarizes and reviews with attending to facilitate appropriate initial clinic evaluation
• Evaluates and dictates progress notes on requested studies of long-distance pot op patients, and reviews with supervising physician as indicated
• Promptly enters clinically sensitive information for discharged post op patients such as new prescriptions/refills for pain medication or acute clinical changes in the electronic medical records to decrease risk of duplication or medical error
• Provide additional education and reassurance to parents of children with complex problems during clinic visits, as needed

• Master of Physician Assistant Studies or equivalent degree required
• NCCPA board certification required
• Active Pennsylvania Physician Assistant license required
• Active DEA license required
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required
• 2+ years of experience as a Physician Assistant in pediatrics and/or orthopedics highly preferred. New graduates will also be considered.