Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

**Join our team as an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant in Kennewick, WA, and lead the way in patient care at Trios Southridge Hospital**

We believe in bringing “better” to our local community in Kennewick —better care, better collaboration, and a deep commitment to the people we serve. If you’re looking for a role that supports your professional growth and your connection to a vibrant community, we’d love to talk.

**People First in Kennewick**

Local Team Collaboration:

• At Trios Southridge Hospital, we are growing our strong and collaborative Emergency Medicine team size to 6+ EM physicians and 7.5+ EM Advanced Practice Providers.
• Our model consists of 27 hours per day of physician coverage and 22 hours per day of Advanced Practice provider coverage.
• Level 3 Trauma, acute care hospital with 21-bed ED, 6 fast track beds, and 14 ICU beds.
• Annual volume of 24,440 with 10.8% admission rate; 1.5% transfers.
• Specialty services include: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiology, OB/GYN, Obstetrics, and Podiatry.

Qualifications:

• Board-certified/Board-eligible Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant certification.
• Additional certifications required: PALS, BLS, ACLS, ATLS.

**Practice in the Heart of the Community**

Scheduling:

• APPs work 11-hour shifts.
• Full-time is 120 hours per month.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to floor codes, including neonatal resuscitation.
• CT in-house, Ultrasound, and MRI on call at night.
• Bedside Ultrasound performed by all EM physicians.

Living and Working in Kennewick:

• Known as one of the Tri-Cities, composed of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, and located in southeastern Washington. Kennewick is known for its rich agriculture and beautiful wine country—plenty of sunshine with little precipitation, which makes for mild four seasons.
• Beautiful nature includes three major rivers and mountain ranges nearby, with plenty of outdoor recreation. Wineries and vineyards, river recreation, fishing, golf, and entertainment events offer year-round activities.
• Known for excellent schools, which make for a great place to raise a family.
• Up-and-coming metropolitan areas and larger metropolitan areas of Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, Oregon, are only a few hours away.

**Purpose-Driven Work with Local Impact**

Kennewick-Centered Care:

Our guiding principle is patient-first care, which means we focus on the people of Kennewick and nearby areas. You’ll be part of a team that’s making a real difference in the health of our neighbors.

About Sound Physicians

As a physician-founded and led medical group, we believe that a better career—one with strong support and meaningful opportunity—leads to better care for patients. That’s why our promise is to bring better to the bedside: better ideas, better approaches, better care.

We practice hospital-based medicine at the community level, with empowered local teams and leadership supported by a nationwide network. Our multi-specialty medical group includes more than 4,000 physicians, advanced practice providers, CRNAs, and nurses working across 400 hospitals in 45 states.

At Sound, each of us is a care catalyst—creating exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, and dignified care for every patient. We offer greater autonomy, flexibility, and support in your role and within your specialty, so you can focus on building meaningful connections across teams and communities.

Uncompromising care is a collective effort. While our clinicians provide care at the bedside, our business colleagues play a vital role—building strong teams, forming key partnerships, attracting great talent, and keeping operations running smoothly. Their work ensures our clinicians can stay focused on what matters most: caring for patients.

We are unified by purpose and driven by impact. With competitive total rewards and opportunities for purposeful growth and focused development, we empower you in your role and career. Together, we support our patients, our partners, and each other.