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Per Diem Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantPer Diem

Listed compensation

$121k-$212k

The week · per this posting

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

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

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required and Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  • Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education required, and Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required, and Current BLS certification, plus specialized certifications as needed.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs essential functions including patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation through technical procedures. Responsibilities also involve taking histories, performing exams, writing orders, interpreting results, conferring with physicians, and managing discharge documentation and patient instructions.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree and be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program, or have an equivalent combination of education and experience. Required credentials include a current New York State Physician Assistant license, current NCCPA Certification, and current BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPlan of Care DocumentationLaboratory InterpretationTest InterpretationPatient Care Conferring

General — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 70% have no call, 86% 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 ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k 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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median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Physician Assistant roles listings for work-life

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