Little River, South Carolina

McLeod Orthopedics- Ortho NOW APP (Physician Assistant/ Nurse Practitioner)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality musculoskeletal and orthopedic care in a fast-paced outpatient urgent care setting. Support the orthopedic team with fracture management, post-operative care, and sports medicine access.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Experience in orthopedic or urgent care settings is implied by the nature of the role.

Qualifications

Education: Professional certificate or licensure
Experience: 2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal careAcute injury treatmentPatient assessment

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 60% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
Measure	This job	Market
Listed pay	not listed	Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of living	South Carolina index 93.7	US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in South Carolina	104 active	4,552 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work setting	on-site	peers: 8% remote · 60% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment	not stated	South Carolina Physician Assistant listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment104 active listings, Nov 2026
Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand	#4 of 6 specialties	postings stay open a median 45 days · 9% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 77 postings, 149 closed
New Orthopedic Surgery listings	346 in the last 30 days	230 the 30 days before (+50%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend	+2.5% 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 Physician Assistant Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 28 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match

76%

CME allowance

67%

Sign-on bonus

45%

Loan repayment

24%

PSLF eligible

15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

Below most Orthopedic Surgery (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 305 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

About McLeod Health

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Florence, SC

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Living in Little River

Typical 3-bedroom home value: $334k
Typical market rent: $1,569/mo
Residents’ average commute: 25 min
State income tax: Up to 6.5%

Sources & methodology

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

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