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Madison, Mississippi

Assistant-Physician

Primary CareFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the physicians assistant utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
  • Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

  • #N/A

Minimum Required

  • 1 year clinical experience functioning in the Physician Assistant role in a primary care setting

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

  • A graduate of a accredited physician assistant training program and has successfully completed the examination of the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Computer literate.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • Current license by the state they practice. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges. BLS

Preferred/Desired

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and hold current state licensure with NCCPA certification. A minimum of one year of clinical experience in a primary care role is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningPatient advocacyConsultationComputer literacy

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Primary Care market look like in Mississippi?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $275k (middle half $245k–$315k)139 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMississippi index 87.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Mississippi5 active1,368 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 38% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMississippi Physician listings: 39% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment102 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#17 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 39% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed
New Primary Care listings1,018 in the last 30 days556 the 30 days before (+83%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Primary Care pay trend−4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 38 employers
11
<$290k
12
$290k-335k
16
$335k-380k
8
$380k-425k
3
$425k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs
401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
50%
Relocation assistance
45%
Loan repayment
29%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Internal Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Jackson, Mississippi

$250k-$500k
#2

Family Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Jackson, Mississippi

$250k-$500k
#3

Primary Care Physician

$220/hr
#4

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,349 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Madison

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$305k
Typical market rent
$2,292/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.0
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jackson, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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