ED Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$90/hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Site Location
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (MAIN CAMPUS WAIANAE)
Position Summary
The Emergency Department Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides routine and emergency medical care, under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Education/Experience
1. Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner training program and NCPAA or AANP certification
2. Two to three years of post-graduate work experience in an Emergency Department
3. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
4. Hawaii State Board of Medical Examiners licensure
5. Controlled substance prescriptive authority
An Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner provides routine and emergency medical care to patients within the Emergency Department. They work under the supervision of a licensed physician to ensure high-quality medical services.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an accredited training program and hold current NCPAA or AANP certification. Additionally, they require two to three years of post-graduate emergency department experience and active Hawaii state licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 84% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Hawaii is 110.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $170k in an average-cost state. 64.8% of Hawaii clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 25% in emergency medicine (pa) | ranked against 104 Emergency Medicine (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $187k | Physician Assistant median $128k (middle half $113k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$170k in purchasing power | Hawaii index 110.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Hawaii | 15 active | 4,612 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 84% no call · 64% 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 repayment4,612 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates ED Physician Assistant at Confidential Employer a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine (PA) — ranked against 104 active Emergency Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
About Confidential Employer
Living in Waianae
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $607k
- Typical market rent
- $2,185/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 42 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.0
- State income tax
- Up to 11%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.