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Bay Shore, New York

Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine, Per Diem

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$121K - $212K

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • * Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • * Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • * Performs daily patient rounds.
  • * Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests.

Interprets laboratory and test results.

  • * Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • * Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and any referrals on patient charts. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

  • Bachelors Degree, required.
  • Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
  • Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
  • Current BLS certification, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs technical procedures for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. They are responsible for conducting daily rounds, writing medical orders, and coordinating care with attending physicians and nursing staff.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Required certifications include a New York State PA license, NCCPA certification, and current BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient History TakingMedical Order WritingLaboratory Result InterpretationDischarge PlanningInternal Medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine, Per Diem at Northwell a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Internal Medicine (PA) — ranked against 65 active Internal Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Internal Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

In New York, the Internal Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$161k (55 salary observations; 88 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (194 salary observations; 570 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Internal Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 65 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bay Shore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$661k≈ 5.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,223/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.