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GoHealth Urgent Care
Riverhead, New York

Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$90/hr

The week · per this posting

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

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Job Description

  • You’re more valuable than ever – And that’s just how we’ll make you feel.
  • Position: Physician Assistant - Per Diem
  • Pay: $90/hr.

We are seeking progressive and entrepreneurial Per Diem Physician Assistants with adult and pediatric experience to join our welcoming and diverse community of Northwell providers in our Suffolk East End locations:

  • Bridgehampton
  • Hampton Bays
  • Riverhead

About Us

At GoHealth Urgent Care, we GO above and beyond for our patients, communities and team members to ensure effortless, personal and connected experiences. That's why we partner with the most innovative and integrated health systems and staff our centers with the most knowledgeable providers.

GoHealth Urgent Care has partnered with Northwell Health, New York State's largest health care provider and private employer, to create a network of over 50 urgent care centers throughout the New York City metro area and Long Island. The partnership provides patients with greater access to innovative urgent care through state-of-the-art technology and unique patient access tools, such as online registration and appointment scheduling.

GoHealth Urgent Care is a different kind of practice.

Partnering with Northwell Health allows us to reach beyond the episodic patient treatment of traditional urgent care.

Our state-of-the-art centers are beautiful, patient-friendly and equipped with imaging, labs and an advanced ECW EMR.

Our patient satisfaction scores validate our focus on the quality of care.

A GoHealth Urgent Care Career Offers

  • More autonomy with mentoring and support when you need it.
  • An on-site staff of Rad Techs and Medical Assistants who assist you by taking vitals, reviewing medications, applying splints and administering meds and vaccines.
  • Flexible scheduling options: a larger pool of providers makes it easier to trade or pick up extra shifts.
  • Options to rotate to other locations—enjoy meeting a diversity of staff and patients.
  • Professional support from one of the nation's fastest-growing urgent care networks.

Minimum Required Qualifications

PA: 2 or more yrs. of Full-Time experience in an Urgent Care or Emergency Medicine setting treating all ages (6 months and older)

  • Comfortable with minor procedures (sutures, splints, etc.), reading EKGs and X-rays.
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All qualified persons are granted an equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, medical condition, family care leave status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, otherwise qualified disabled or veteran status. The company will comply with all fair employment laws in each of the jurisdictions where we conduct business.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality urgent care to adult and pediatric patients in a state-of-the-art clinical setting. Perform minor procedures, interpret diagnostic tests, and collaborate with on-site medical staff to ensure efficient patient experiences.

Requirements

Requires at least 2 years of full-time experience in urgent care or emergency medicine treating patients aged 6 months and older. Must be proficient in minor procedures such as suturing and splinting, as well as reading EKGs and X-rays.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

EKG interpretationX-ray interpretationPatient assessmentPediatric careAdult careElectronic medical recordsVaccine administrationMedication review

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 46 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 57% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Urgent Care PA by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$187kUrgent Care PA median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)45 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$173k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care PA listings in New York29 active226 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 15% remote · 57% no call · 67% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York physician assistant listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $18k) · 6% offer loan repayment506 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care PA hiring demand#3 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 29 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 164 closed
New Urgent Care PA listings118 in the last 30 days100 the 30 days before (+18%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Urgent Care PA pay trend+8.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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 contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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11
<$145k
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$145k-165k
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$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 23 employers
CME allowance
63%
401k / retirement match
63%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 211 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About GoHealth Urgent Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling options
On-site Rad Techs and Medical Assistants
Options to rotate to other locations
Professional support from urgent care network

Living in Riverhead

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$643k
Median resident rent
$2,045/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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