Physician Assistant - Neurocritical Care
Compensation
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Job Description
Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the physicians assistant utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
- Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
- Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
- Provides clinical leadership.
- Supports life long learning.
- Completes assigned goals.
Specifications
Experience
- #N/A
Minimum Required
- 1 year clinical experience functioning in the Physician Assistant role in a primary care setting
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
- A graduate of a accredited physician assistant training program and has successfully completed the examination of the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
Preferred/Desired
Training
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Computer literate.
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
Minimum Required
- Current license by the state they practice. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges. BLS
Preferred/Desired
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and hold current NCCPA certification. A minimum of one year of clinical experience in a primary care setting is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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