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Convenient MD
Plaistow, New Hampshire

Lead Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) - Urgent Care

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

At ConvenientMD, we’re on a mission to make good health more convenient for all – working to improve how patients and providers experience healthcare in New England. To support this belief, we’re building a team of dedicated professionals who genuinely care about improving lives, are passionate about work that can make a difference, and are driven to learn from one another.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a compassionate and experienced Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) to join our team as a Lead Provider, responsible for providing exceptional care and making a real impact on the lives of our patients within our urgent care clinic. Lead Providers at ConvenientMD act as clinical leader for all clinical staff, mentoring and supporting new-grad providers as well as allied healthcare professionals.

This role is perfect for a PA who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys mentorship, and is passionate about delivering high-quality care.

Your Impact

Provide Patient-Centered Care: Conduct health assessments, physical exams, and review medical histories to address short- and long-term patient needs while staying committed to high-quality, efficient patient care.

Assess patient health: Interview patients, perform physical examinations, obtain, update, and study medical histories.

Determine abnormal conditions: Administer or order diagnostic tests (e. g., x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory studies) and interpret test results.

Perform therapeutic procedures: Administer injections and immunizations, suture, manage wounds and infections.

Educate and counsel: Empower patients with knowledge about their health, describe therapeutic regimens, give information on normal growth and development, discuss family planning, and wellness through counseling and guidance.

Documentation & Compliance

Prepare clear, complete, accurate, and legible medical records for each patient under your care. Type, edit, and electronically sign all office notes, reports and records using EMR in accordance with company policies.

Maintain a safe and clean working environment in compliance with company and state procedures, rules, and regulations.

Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Comply with legal and professional requirements including studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.

Collaborate with a Team: Work collaboratively and pro-actively with other providers and health care practitioners within your clinic to efficiently treat patients, and plan coordinated, efficient, and thoughtful dispositions (including transfer), all in a timely manner.

Continuing Education & Mentorship

Act as a clinic leader, especially when the Practice Manager is not in-clinic. Provide support and mentorship to new-graduate providers as well as other clinic staff.

Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Act as a preceptor to new provider staff, providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.

Who You Are

Education, Licensure, & Certifications

  • Master's degree and certification by Physician Assistant (PA) certifying body.
  • Must have and maintain a DEA license with no restrictions.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification: American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification. We do not accept CPR, ACLS certifications, or online only classes.

Relevant experience: Clinical experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, or ambulatory care setting is preferred.

  • Strong leadership skills: Willing and able to mentor provider as well as non-provider clinic staff.
  • Excellent team player: Enjoy collaborating with others and being a part of a strong team dynamic.

Proactive and confident communicator (written and verbal): Foreshadows and elevates concerns as they arise, unafraid of professional directness both with colleagues and patients.

Compassionate, authentic, and patient focused: Supports patients through kindness; demonstrating understanding for others and contributing to the creating a community of belonging.

Technically savvy: Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software and clinical management systems (EMR).

Strong Knowledge Of

Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations including the requirements of the HIPAA and OSHA and applicable state rules and regulations pertinent to medical practices.

Relevant drugs and their chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.

  • Non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, their applicable uses, and relevance to patient care.
  • Current principles, methods, and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

  • Collaborative team environment that encourages professional growth
  • Urgent care services at no cost to our team members and their families
  • Extensive benefit offerings including health, dental, and vision coverage, company paid short-term disability, and optional pet insurance
  • 401k match after one year of service
  • Access to our primary care (depending on location)

Educational Alliance with Purdue University Global and reduced tuition rates for team members and their families

Employer rewards and access to discounts offered on services and products such as hotels, travel, entertainment, restaurants, and more

There's a job and then there's purposeful, transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn, grow, and continuously refine your skills. Applicants rarely meet every single job requirement, and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members, and our process is designed to prevent discrimination against applicants regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, disability status, or any other aspect which makes you unique.

If you’re looking for a great next step, and want to feel good about what you do, we’d love to hear from you.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Physician Associate provides high-quality, patient-centered urgent care, including physical exams, diagnostic testing, and therapeutic procedures. Additionally, they serve as a clinical leader by mentoring new-grad providers and ensuring compliance with medical records and safety protocols.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and current Physician Assistant certification, along with a valid DEA license and BLS certification. Previous clinical experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, or ambulatory care is preferred, alongside strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnostic test interpretationWound managementSuturingClinical leadershipEMR documentationPatient counselingDEA compliance

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $128k (middle half $113k–$155k)37 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew Hampshire index 104.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in New Hampshire36 active4,629 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment4,629 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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17
<$155k
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$155k-175k
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$175k-195k
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$195k-215k
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$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
58%
Relocation assistance
24%
Loan repayment
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 334 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Convenient MD

Hospitals and Health Care
Portsmouth, NH
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Company paid short-term disability
Optional pet insurance
401k match after one year
Urgent care services at no cost
Access to primary care

Living in Plaistow

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$571k
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.