Locum - Same Day Care Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$84/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
THE HAWAII PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. IS SEEKING AN URGENT CARE PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT TO PROVIDE SAME DAY ACUTE CARE AT KAISER PERMANENTE WAIPIO MEDICAL
Office in Central OAHU.
Position Highlights
- Exceptional opportunity for a Physician Assistant with solid clinical skills to practice in an innovative and fully integrated health system
- Same day acute care with a blend of outpatient illnesses and injuries for a diverse patient population of all ages
- Excellent follow up by patient’s PCP
- High degree of collaboration with specialists and staff
- AI documentation available
- State of the art EMR (EPIC) supports integration with all providers
Position Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited PA program
- Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred
- NCCPA and BLS certification
- Minimum 2 years of post-training experience in Urgent Care, Emergency
Medicine, and Primary Care
- Recent experience caring for patients as young as 6 months
- Must commit to a full-time schedule for a minimum of 6-months
Hawaii Permanente Offers an Excellent Benefit Package
- Air, Housing, Car*
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance*
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Hourly Rate of up to $84 for Clinic Services
*Subject to conditions and eligbility
Key Responsibilities
Provide same-day acute care for a diverse patient population of all ages, including managing illnesses and injuries. Collaborate closely with specialists and staff while utilizing AI documentation and the EPIC electronic medical record system.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited PA program with NCCPA and BLS certification. A minimum of 2 years of post-training experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, or primary care is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 72% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $175k | Physician Assistant median $128k (middle half $113k–$155k)39 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$159k in purchasing power | Hawaii index 110.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Hawaii | 13 active | 4,642 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 72% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician Assistant listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care hiring demand | #3 of 6 specialties | postings stay open a median 29 days · 35% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 164 closed |
| New Urgent Care listings | 470 in the last 30 days | 271 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Waipahu
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $910k
- Typical market rent
- $2,892/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.0
- State income tax
- Up to 11%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.