PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Essential Job Responsibilities
Orthopedic Assessment and Diagnosis
Perform detailed orthopedic assessments, including musculoskeletal examinations, range of motion testing, and neurovascular assessments.
Order and interpret diagnostic imaging studies such as X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to assist in diagnosis.
Formulate differential diagnoses and develop individualized treatment plans for orthopedic conditions and injuries.
Treatment and Management
Provide nonsurgical orthopedic care for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, including fractures, sprains, strains, osteoarthritis, and sports injuries.
Administer injections for pain management and joint inflammation.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct orthopedic assessments, order and interpret diagnostic imaging, and develop diagnoses and individualized treatment plans. Provide nonsurgical care for acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions and administer injections for pain and joint inflammation.
Requirements
The posting does not specify education, licensure, or years of experience requirements. The role involves orthopedic assessment and diagnosis, imaging interpretation, treatment planning, nonsurgical care, and injection administration.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $128k (middle half $113k–$155k)37 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Louisiana | 48 active | 4,643 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 78% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Physician Assistant listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment4,643 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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About Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicin
Living in Alexandria
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $164k
- Typical market rent
- $1,148/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 85.7
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Alexandria, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.