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Cardiology Physician Assistant - NIGHT SHIFT - Fort Worth, TX

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Cardiovascular care background/ education required for this position with strong critical care skills. This position is 100 %25 hospital based.

Specific Job Duties: This position is working closely with cardiologist. The job duties include seeing hospital consults, ordering appropriate tests and decision making. Clinical decision making with a foundation in critical care is a must. Experience in cardiology is preferred as this position operates independently in the hospital signing out the patients to the appropriate cardiologist.

Education

Master's Degree Physician Assistant Req

Experience

1 Year As a Physician Assistant. Pref

Licenses and Certifications

PA - Physician Assistant Must maintain board certification as required for licensure. Upon Hire Req

Skills

Active listening and learning, critical thinking, reading comprehension, effective communication, time management, judgment and decision making.

Supervision

Individual Contributor

  • ADA Requirements
  • Working Indoors 67%25 or more
  • Mechanical Hazards 1-33%25
  • Electrical Hazards 1-33%25

OSHA

Tasks involving exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

Physical Demands

Light Work

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will work closely with cardiologists to conduct hospital consults, order diagnostic tests, and perform clinical decision-making. The role operates independently within the hospital setting, managing patient care and signing out patients to the appropriate cardiologist.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as a Physician Assistant and possess at least one year of experience in the field. A background in cardiovascular care with strong critical care skills and active board certification is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

ConsultationTest ordering

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 133 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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