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Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Physician Assistant 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$127.5K–$161.8K

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Provide high quality nursing and medical services to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences

Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities

Evaluates sick, urgent care, transitional care and primary care patients Performs annual physical exams as needed Educates patients on maintaining proper health Evaluates, makes recommendations, co-manages and treats patients' medical needs Participates in an interdisciplinary team providing care and coordination of our patients, ensuring the highest level of care

Minimum Qualifications

Pay Range

$127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

CM-Pawtucket-Hillside Family Medicine -727 East Avenue - 727 East Avenue Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860

Work Type

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No

Requirements

The role requires the ability to evaluate sick, urgent, and primary care patients while performing annual physical exams. Candidates must demonstrate core values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationHealth educationDisease managementInterdisciplinary collaborationMedical documentationClinical assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Primary Care at Brown Medicine a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 428 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 92% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 17 employers

9
<$135k
4
$135k-155k
10
$155k-175k
7
$175k-195k
4
$195k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
66%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Primary Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 428 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Pawtucket

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$407k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,876/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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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About Brown Medicine

Medical Practices
Providence, RI
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
CME Allowance