Physician Assistant (PA)
Listed compensation
$123K - $138K
Listing transparency5 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Where people get better at life!
Join us in our mission to make a difference and shape a more inclusive future.
The Center for Disability Services offers hope, innovation and achievement to the people we support.
For 80 years, we have been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities. Many of the innovative programs and vital services that we offer are not available elsewhere.
We are seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) to join our growing Center Health Care team in Albany, NY.
This is an exciting opportunity for a provider who enjoys practicing comprehensive family medicine, working with a diverse & medically complex patient population, and a commitment to providing high-quality and inclusive care. Our practice serves patients of all ages, from newborns and children through adulthood and older age. While we are recognized for our expertise in caring for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, our practice is open to the entire community and provides primary care services to patients of all backgrounds and abilities.
Position Highlights
- Full-time salaried position
- Regular schedule: Monday–Friday (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
- 32 hours of patient care and 8 hours of administrative time weekly
- Expected patient volume of approximately 16-20 patients per day
- Collaborative, mission-driven clinical environment
- Opportunity to care for a uniquely diverse patient population
Requirements
NYS Licensure as a Physician Assistant (PA)
Providers participate in a 1-in-3 rotating call schedule and a rotating afternoon assignment at our St. Margaret's Center. Providers are also expected to complete clinical documentation and billing requirements within 48 hours of the date of service.
At The Center for Disability Services, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and the people we support. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any protected class of job applicant or employee in our employment practices.
Compensation Range
$123,323.20 - $137,904.00
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will provide comprehensive primary care services to a diverse patient population, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include maintaining a regular clinical schedule, managing patient volume, and completing timely clinical documentation and billing.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (PA) at Center for Disability Services a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 616 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
In New York, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$143k (36 salary observations; 71 listings), vs ~$135k nationally (376 salary observations; 1,280 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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