Urgent Care Physician Assistant - Hourly Locum

Permanente Medicine

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Tacoma, Washington$93.55/hrContractUrgent Care

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Permanente Medicine as a Urgent Care Physician Assistant – Hourly Locum in United States.

Key Responsibilities

provide culturally responsive care in order to mitigate these disparities.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $93.55/hr

401(k) with employer match.

Malpractice insurance covered.

Work Schedule

Contract position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Permanente Medicine as a Urgent Care Physician Assistant – Hourly Locum.

Key Skills

Urgent careClinical carePatient assessmentCollaborationLeadershipCommunicationMedical diagnosisTreatment planningTeamworkAccountability

Requirements

The role requires a qualified Physician Assistant to join a multispecialty medical group. Candidates should demonstrate leadership qualities, a commitment to inclusive care, and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Urgent Care Physician Assistant - Hourly Locum at Permanente Medicine a 2.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Urgent Care physician assistant listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

This Urgent Care position at Permanente Medicine is open to physician assistant candidates.

Physician Assistants enjoy versatile career options across specialties, with competitive compensation and increasing opportunities in outpatient and remote settings.

Compensation Analysis

This position also offers production-based compensation: $93000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Tacoma, Washington.

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a physician assistant earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($93k–$93k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Urgent care, Clinical care, Patient assessment, Collaboration, Leadership, Communication, Medical diagnosis, Treatment planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Urgent Care role.

Core responsibilities: Provide urgent care services to patients at the Tacoma Medical Center as part of a multispecialty team. Ensure high-quality, patient-centered care while collaborating with colleagues across various medical departments.

Benefits package: Malpractice Coverage, Tail Coverage, 401k, Social Security Contributions. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Urgent Care physician assistant jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.