Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$132K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Job Summary: the Physician Assistant provides expanded care to patients by exercising independent judgment related to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling.
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant provides expanded patient care. This includes exercising independent judgment regarding assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling.
Requirements
The candidate must be qualified to act as a Physician Assistant. Specific educational or certification requirements are not detailed but are implied by the job title.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant at Unity Health Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 464 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$132k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$132k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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