Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Infectious Disease
Listed compensation
$150k-$220k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Now Hiring: Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Infectious Disease
Salary: $150,000–$220,000 annually
Elaya Health is a rapidly growing specialty medical group providing on-site care to patients in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. As we expand our Infectious Disease division, we are seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a provider interested in infectious disease and looking for clinical autonomy, flexible scheduling, strong physician and administrative support, and the opportunity to help build a growing specialty program.
About the Role
Our providers deliver on-site infectious disease care to residents of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
You will evaluate and manage a wide range of infectious conditions while working closely with facility nursing teams, primary care providers, wound care teams, and administration.
Responsibilities
- Perform on-site infectious disease consultations and follow-up visits
- Evaluate and manage common and complex infections in the skilled nursing population
- Review cultures, laboratory results, imaging, and antimicrobial therapy
- Manage and monitor patients receiving antibiotic treatment
- Provide recommendations regarding antibiotic selection, duration, and appropriate follow-up
- Evaluate recurrent or difficult-to-treat infections
- Collaborate closely with nursing staff, primary care providers, wound care teams, and facility leadership
- Help reduce unnecessary hospital transfers through timely specialty evaluation and proactive management
- Document in facility EMRs, with training and administrative support provided
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation of $150,000–$220,000 annually
- Flexible scheduling
- Strong clinical and administrative support
- Physician oversight and clinical guidance
- Training and ongoing support in our clinical protocols and workflows
- Significant clinical autonomy
- No traditional office-based patient panel
- Opportunity to play an important role in the growth of Elaya Health's Infectious Disease division
- Opportunities for advancement as Elaya Health continues to expand
Qualifications
Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in New York and/or New Jersey, or willingness to obtain licensure
Infectious disease experience preferred but not required for the right candidate
Experience in internal medicine, hospital medicine, geriatrics, wound care, or skilled nursing is highly valued
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
- Comfortable reviewing cultures, laboratory results, and antimicrobial treatment plans
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with physicians and facility clinical teams
- Patient-centered and committed to providing high-quality care to the long-term care population
- Interested?
- We would love to hear from you.
- Email your resume to contact@elayahealth.com or send us a message for more information.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Infectious Disease — Physician Assistant Career Context
Elaya Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 16 active listings.
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$185k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k 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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