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Rochester Regional Health
Rochester, Minnesota

Infectious Disease Physician Assistant - Inpatient | No Weekends | No Call

Physician AssistantNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$150k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 13m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join a collaborative and experienced Infectious Disease team in a fully inpatient Advanced Practice Provider role supporting patients at Rochester General Hospital and Unity Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for an APP interested in complex inpatient medicine and infectious disease while enjoying an exceptional work-life balance with a Monday-Friday daytime schedule, no call, and no weekends.

You’ll work alongside Infectious Disease physicians and an experienced APP team with 15+ years of experience, providing comprehensive care to hospitalized patients with a variety of acute and complex infectious conditions.

  • STATUS: Full Time
  • LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital & Unity Hospital
  • DEPARTMENT: Infectious Disease
  • SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM | No Call | No Weekends

What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out

  • 100% inpatient Infectious Disease
  • Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • No call
  • No weekends
  • Collaborative physician and APP team
  • Experienced APP team with 15+ years of experience
  • Opportunity to care for medically complex patients and build specialized expertise in Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine experience preferred

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive care to hospitalized patients as part of the Infectious Disease team.
  • Perform advanced patient assessments, develop differential diagnoses, and establish individualized plans of care.
  • Order and interpret laboratory testing, imaging, and other diagnostic studies as appropriate.
  • Collaborate closely with Infectious Disease physicians, APPs, hospitalists, nursing, and other interdisciplinary care teams.
  • Manage treatment plans and prescribe medications and therapies within scope of practice.
  • Monitor patient progress and adjust plans of care based on clinical findings and response to treatment.

Provide education and guidance to patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, and ongoing care.

Participate in quality improvement initiatives, continuing education, and the education of students when applicable.

Practice with a high level of clinical autonomy while having the support of an experienced Infectious Disease team.

  • OFFERINGS
  • Lucrative compensation
  • Paid malpractice with tail coverage
  • Additional benefits; Relocation services
  • 4 weeks of vacation, 1 week of CME
  • Comprehensive health benefits

Education

BS: Physician Assistant (Required)

Licenses / Certifications

PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), RPA - Registered Physician Assistant - NYS Office of Professions

Physical Requirements

Moderate - Clinical - Moderate clinical roles are patient facing roles that require continual movement, including standing, walking, and lifting 20–50 lbs., along with pushing and pulling medical equipment and assisting with patient positioning.

Employees perform frequent bending, twisting, and reaching while completing fine motor tasks in busy or confined clinical environments. High sensory acuity is essential for monitoring patient status and responding to alarms or safety concerns.

Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial, involving decision-making under pressure, responding to emergencies, and maintaining sustained focus. Environmental exposures include infectious agents, bodily fluids, chemicals, and radiation. TB testing, mask-fit testing, and physical exams are common requirements.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Pay Range

$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

City

Rochester

Postal CODE

14621

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant studies and current PA-C certification. Candidates should have experience in internal medicine and the ability to perform physical clinical tasks in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDifferential diagnosisTreatment planningMedication managementLaboratory testing interpretationDiagnostic study interpretationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient education

Infectious Disease — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 75% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $127k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.0 / 10 · top 25% in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,605 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$127k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Minnesota123 active4,690 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 75% no call · 80% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Physician Assistant listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 22% offer loan repayment123 active listings, Nov 2026
New Infectious Disease listings37 in the last 30 days33 the 30 days before (+12%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,605 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Infectious Disease Physician Assistant - Inpatient | No Weekends | No Call at Rochester Regional Health a 7.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,605 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution

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10
<$135k
8
$135k-155k
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7
$175k-195k
4
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
64%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
12% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 7.0
Better work-life than 80% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,605 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • No weekends
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About Rochester Regional Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester, New York
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid malpractice with tail coverage
Relocation services
4 weeks vacation
1 week CME
Comprehensive health benefits

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$305k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,602/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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