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Healthcare United
Swansea, Massachusetts

Primary Care Physician Assistant | 4-Day Work Week | Swansea, Ma

Physician Assistant 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Location: Swansea, MA
  • Specialty: Family Medicine / Primary Care
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent | Part-time option
  • Work Schedule: 36–40 Hours | 4 Days | Thursdays Off
  • Call Schedule: No nights or weekends
  • EMR/EHR: eClinicalWorks

Compensation: Competitive compensation based on current MGMA Physician Assistant benchmarks, experience, and scheduled hours

Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Primary Care Physician Assistant to join an established Family Medicine practice in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately 20 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island.

The position offers a 4-day work week consisting of approximately 36–40 hours with Thursdays off and no nights or weekends. A part-time 2–3 day schedule may also be considered.

The PA will provide comprehensive outpatient care to adult and adolescent patients as part of an established physician-led team.

Requirements

  • Certified Physician Assistant
  • Active or eligible Massachusetts PA license
  • Valid DEA certificate
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
  • Primary Care or Family Medicine experience preferred
  • Strong recent graduates may be considered
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Portuguese fluency particularly valuable but not required

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation based on current MGMA Physician Assistant benchmarks
  • 4-day work week
  • Thursdays off
  • No nights or weekends
  • Part-time option
  • Health insurance
  • Malpractice coverage
  • 401(k)
  • CME allowance
  • Vacation/PTO
  • Extensive onsite clinical support
  • Approximately 20 minutes from Providence, RI

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to adult and adolescent patients. Work as part of an established, physician-led Family Medicine team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Adult Patient CareAdolescent Patient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician Assistant | 4-Day Work Week | Swansea, Massachusetts | Near Providence, RI at Healthcare United a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 424 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Primary Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 424 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Swansea

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$538k
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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