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Burien, Washington

Primary Care Physician Assistant - Clinical Access, Float Pool - Seattle Region

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

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Salary Range: $134K–$158K

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Job Description

You've invested years developing the skills to provide exceptional care — and our model is designed to support you in doing just that. At Washington Permanente Medical Group, our physicians benefit from comprehensive practice and administrative support that allows them to focus on what matters most: their patients.

From managing follow-up instructions and patient emails to helping connect patients with social services, we take care of many of the non-clinical responsibilities for you.

Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is the clinician-led medical group that provides care exclusively for Kaiser Permanente members in Washington state. With over 1,300 clinicians across more than 30 specialties, WPMG is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty group practices in the Pacific Northwest.

Position Overview

Kaiser Permanente-Washington Permanente Medical Group is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) Primary Care Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care team in the Seattle Region.

This role will serve as a key clinical resource, supporting patient access across our Seattle Medical Center locations, including Burien, Capitol Hill, Northgate, and Rainier.

The position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively across multiple sites, ensuring timely, high-quality care for our primary care patient population.

Ideal candidates will have experience with telehealth and digital health—or the flexibility to incorporate virtual care into their practice.

  • This position is 100% outpatient with no call required.
  • This is non-paneled position to support patient access for Primary Care.
  • You will have an excellent balance of patients per day and work with a centralized Telehealth Medical Center team to support your patients 24/7.
  • Inbox support team will manage up to 70% of your in-basket messages.
  • AI Scribing & Summarization support to cut down charting time by half.
  • In our integrated health care model our clinicians have instant access to dozens of specialties, which allows for a level of collaboration and comprehensive treatment your patients deserve.

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Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary Range: $134,407 to $158,126 (salary will be prorated based on FTE, new hire salaries will be based on factors such as education, training and experience.)
  • Value Based Incentive Program: Annual bonus opportunity based on organizational and team-based performance on access, service and experience goals
  • Generous Employer Retirement Contributions: Upon eligibility WPMG will contribute 10.3% of your base salary to your 401(K) with additional employee contributions being optional
  • Cash Balance Plan: Additional means to save for retirement
  • Shareholder Track Program: Defined track to Shareholder of WPMG
  • Market-leading health Benefits
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Paid Annual Education Leave + Allowance
  • Leadership Development opportunities
  • Employer Paid Malpractice & Tail Coverage
  • Professional Licensure

New Hire Incentives

  • Signing Bonus: New Hires are eligible to receive up to $23,000
  • Relocation Allowance: Up to $13,000 (based on location at time of offer)

Qualifications

  • Required: Physician Assistant Degree
  • Required: NCCPA Certified (PA-C)
  • Ability to obtain: Unrestricted Federal DEA
  • Ability to obtain: WA State Medical License

Community

Seattle, the vibrant heart of the Pacific Northwest, blends natural beauty with world-class opportunity. Nestled between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, this dynamic seaport city offers stunning waterfront views, endless outdoor recreation, and a thriving arts and dining scene.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s best places to live and work, Seattle is home to global innovators like Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, and more—creating unmatched career possibilities.

Whether you’re drawn by top-tier schools, an inclusive culture, or the energy of a booming economy, Seattle offers an exceptional quality of life and a welcoming community to call home.

Learn more about life in Seattle, Washington

Our Inclusive Workforce

Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is committed to an inclusive workforce culture.

WPMG has a focus on supporting all our physicians and professional staff in an inclusive environment, identifying community healthcare disparities, and providing education and tools in order to provide culturally responsive care in order to mitigate these disparities.

If you have an interest in joining our inclusive workforce culture, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our mission to improve the health of our members and communities that we serve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality primary care as a clinical resource across multiple Seattle region medical centers. Support patient access through a combination of in-person outpatient visits and virtual care integration.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical Resource ManagementOutpatient CarePatient Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician Assistant - Clinical Access, Float Pool - Seattle Region at Permanente Medicine 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 422 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Permanente Medicine holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 56 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 72% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $137k 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 ~$146k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 422 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Burien

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$619k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,783/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Value Based Incentive Program
401(K) with 10.3% employer contribution
Cash Balance Plan
Shareholder Track
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
CME Leave & Allowance
Malpractice & Tail Coverage