Physician Assistant - Pittsburgh, PA
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Job Description
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Premise's mission is to help people get, stay, and be well. We hope you will join us in our mission and experience why amazing health starts with amazing healthcare.
Looking for a flexible, PRN role where you can make a meaningful impact in a primary care setting? Join our team as a PRN Physician Assistant and provide high-quality care to client employees at our Health Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. The clinic is openMonday through Friday, 7:30 a. m.–5:00 p. m., with no evenings or weekends. This is a great opportunity to provide personalized, comprehensive care while working in a supportive health center environment.
What You’ll Do
- Conducts physical exams and preventive health measures per guidelines and approved agreements.
- Performs procedures such as injections, suturing, wound care, and infection management.
- Develops patient care plans, records progress, and ensures continuity of care.
- Educates patients on treatment plans, health maintenance, growth and development.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic tests to assess clinical conditions.
- Collaborates with physicians and healthcare teams for comprehensive care.
- Prescribes or recommends treatments, including medications and therapies.
- Refers patients to specialists or physicians as needed.
- Maintains patient health records to ensure accurate and up-to-date documentation and records.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
What You’ll Bring
- Maintains state licenses/certifications to practice.
- Maintains Board of Pharmacy Prescribing License (if applicable).
- Current NCCPA national certification required.
- Degree from ARC-PA accredited program.
- Federal DEA license (matching each state of practice as applicable).
State Narcotic/Controlled Substance license if required in your state (Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Puerto Rico) (New York ROPES registration).
Current certification with hands-on training in AHA, ARC or equivalent Basic Life Support for health care providers is required; Advanced Cardiac Life Support may also be required based on contract scope of services.
At least three years of clinical experience as a Physician Assistant in an ambulatory care, occupational health, family practice or emergency department setting.
Certificates/Security Clearances/Other
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will conduct physical exams, perform clinical procedures, and develop comprehensive patient care plans. They will also collaborate with healthcare teams to interpret diagnostic tests and manage patient health records.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an ARC-PA accredited program and possess current NCCPA national certification. At least three years of clinical experience in an ambulatory, occupational, family practice, or emergency setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Pittsburgh, PA at Vet Jobs a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 464 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, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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