Physician Assistant - Pain Management Clinic

Physician Assistant 8.0 Work-LifeNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Shifts Available: Days
  • Clinic Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: The Center for Pain Relief - 1713 Treasure Hills Blvd Ste 2D Harlingen, TX 78550

Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant is responsible for providing a medical standard of care for all patients. Effectively interacts with patients, and other staff, while maintaining standards of professional services, medical care and attention to detail. The position also requires excellent internal and external communication and people skills and clinical skills (lab draws, vital, injections, etc.).

Qualifications

1. Current Physician's Assistant State License required

2. Compliance with continuing education regulations as required to maintain certification and Licensure.

3. BLS (AHA or ARC) certification required

4. Board of Pharmacy license upon hire.

5. DEA license upon hire.

6. Bilingual preferred; but not required.

  • Pay Transparency
  • Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
  • Employer 401K options
  • Tuition reimbursement options
  • Life, disability, and other insurance options

Many Other Amazing Benefits

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: primehealthcare.com

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient interactionVital signs monitoringCommunication skills

Pain Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% 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).

What does the Pain Medicine market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.0 / 10 · top 10% in pain medicineranked against 38 Pain Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPain Medicine median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)40 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pain Medicine listings in Texas5 active41 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Physician Assistant listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment295 active listings, Oct 2026
Pain Medicine pay trend−3.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (38 Pain Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Pain Management Clinic at Harlingen Rio Grande Medical Group a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Pain Medicine — ranked against 38 active Pain Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 41 employers
19
<$155k
16
$155k-175k
9
$175k-195k
6
$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 41 employers
401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Pain Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 38 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Harlingen Rio Grande Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Harlingen, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Bereavement leave, FMLA, and other leave options
Employer 401K options
Tuition reimbursement
Life and disability insurance

Living in Harlingen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,157/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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