Physician Assistant - Internal Medicine, Per 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.
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
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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