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Somerset, Massachusetts

Cardiology Physician Assistant | Inpatient Care & Stress Test Training | Greater Somerset, Massachusetts

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Cardiology Physician Assistant for a full-time role we have available in the Greater Somerset area of Massachusetts.

  • Location: Greater Somerset Area, Massachusetts
  • Specialty: Cardiology
  • Job Type: Full Time

Work Schedule

  • Three 10-hour weekday shifts, plus rotating daytime coverage every fourth weekend
  • EMR/EHR: eClinicalWorks and Epic | Computer skills with both systems required
  • Compensation: Commensurate with experience, training, and clinical confidence
  • New Grads/Practicing: Experience with Cardiac Catheterization patients preferred
  • Visa Sponsorship(s): No visa sponsorship available

Description

Join a hospital-based Inpatient Cardiology team and work under Cardiologist supervision across consultation, rounding, and follow-up care. Help patients move from consultation and procedural recovery to coordinated follow-up with their care team.

What You Can Expect

Clinical Scope: Inpatient Cardiology consultations, rounding, and follow-up care under Cardiologist supervision

  • Procedural Patient Care: Care for Interventional Cardiology patients before and after procedures
  • Training Opportunity: Training in Cardiac Stress Test supervision can be arranged
  • Support Staff / Resources: Supervising Cardiologists and collaboration with Hospitalists and Primary Care Providers
  • Practice Setting: Hospital-based inpatient care

Care Coordination: Arrange follow-up care and communicate with the patient's Hospitalist and Primary Care Provider

Role Boundaries: This position does not participate in the acute STEMI emergency team and does not scrub in the Cath Lab

Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the Cardiology team, schedule, compensation package, and next steps.

Requirements

  • Active Massachusetts Physician Assistant license
  • Valid DEA certificate and Massachusetts controlled substances registration
  • Familiarity with Cardiac diagnoses, procedures, and medications expected
  • Experience with Cardiac Catheterization patients preferred
  • Computer skills, including eClinicalWorks and Epic, required
  • Compassion, maturity, and strong organizational skills
  • Excellent communication and ability to work within a specialty team and hospital system
  • Current CV required

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Malpractice coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • CME allowance
  • Generous PTO

Key Responsibilities

The Cardiology Physician Assistant will perform inpatient consultations, rounding, and follow-up care under the supervision of a cardiologist. They will also manage interventional cardiology patients before and after procedures and coordinate care with hospitalists and primary care providers.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient rounding

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 70% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Cardiology market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.4 / 10 · above average in cardiology (pa)ranked against 129 Cardiology (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedCardiology median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMassachusetts index 105.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Massachusetts5 active135 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 70% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Physician Assistant listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment141 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 53 postings, 46 closed
New Cardiology listings355 in the last 30 days256 the 30 days before (+39%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Cardiology pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Healthcare United#14 of 18 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (129 Cardiology (PA) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 33 employers
8
<$145k
6
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10
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2
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.4
Better work-life than 70% of Cardiology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 129 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Somerset

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$509k
Typical market rent
$2,000/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.