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Manchester, New Hampshire

Physician Assistant - Trauma Surgery 2 EMG

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Come work at the best place to give and receive care!

Job Description

Elliot Health System (EHS) is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our integrated acute care surgery program.

Elliot Hospital is an American College of Surgeon’s verified Level II Trauma Center. In addition to providing services for injured patients, our acute care surgery program manages a busy emergency general surgery service and is also developing a surgical critical care service. Our integrated program consists of 7 surgeons and 8 physician assistants. Competitive salary and benefits package.

Highlights

  • Very Reasonable Shift Schedule
  • 1000+ trauma encounters/ admissions
  • 700+ operative surgical cases (APP first assists on most cases)
  • Multidisciplinary surgical critical care service
  • Requirement: RNFA certification required for NPs

Nestled along the Merrimack River, Manchester is the largest entertainment, sports, arts and cultural destination in New Hampshire.

Located in the heart of New England, Manchester is a thriving metropolitan community, located within an hour’s drive of Boston, the seacoast, lakes region, and White Mountains of New Hampshire. Enjoy Four Season living, excellent school systems, and no state income or sales tax!

Explore the rich heritage, breathtaking beauty, and see why Money magazine annually ranks the area as one of the nation’s “Best Places to Live.”

Elliot Health System, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) entity, is the largest provider of comprehensive healthcare services in Southern New Hampshire. The cornerstone of EHS is Elliot Hospital, a 296- bed acute care, ACS Level II Trauma Center.

We are the only hospital in New England verified as a Comprehensive Hospital by the American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program, and just the second in the country, to earn this highest-level designation for surgical quality and safety.

This recognition highlights our long-standing commitment to surgical excellence and collaborative work of providers and staff across departments.

The mainstay of our organization is the Elliot Physician Network, which employs a collaborative and engaged team of primary care physicians and specialists. Our state of the art outpatient practices, located throughout the Southern New Hampshire area, bring the most comprehensive care to patients and families where they work and live. With a fully integrated Epic EMR, our clinicians enjoy the ability to provide continuity of care for our patients at every EHS location.

Work Shift

Days/Nights/Weekends

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide services for injured patients, manage emergency general surgery cases, and support a surgical critical care service. Responsibilities include acting as a first assist in operative surgical cases within an integrated acute care surgery program.

Requirements

Candidates must be an Advanced Practice Provider and hold an RNFA certification. The role requires the ability to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, and weekends.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Trauma surgeryPatient careClinical collaboration

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew Hampshire index 104.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in New Hampshire28 active4,637 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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<$145k
9
$145k-165k
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$165k-185k
8
$185k-205k
1
$225k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
72%
Sign-on bonus
62%
Relocation assistance
24%
Loan repayment
10% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 365 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Manchester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$466k
Typical market rent
$2,082/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Manchester-Nashua, NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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