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AFC Urgent Care San Diego
Chula Vista, California

Physician Assistant Full Time

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$74-$78/hr

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Job Description

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance

Dental Insurance

AFC Urgent Care is the leading Urgent Care brand with over 300 locations nationwide offering high quality patient-centered healthcare to our communities. Our state-of-the-art Urgent Care centers focus on the episodic treatment of acute illnesses and injuries on a walk-in basis seven days a week with lab and x-rays on-site. We are seeking a Full-Time Physician Assistant to join our Team in San Diego, California.

  • What does AFC Urgent Care have to offer?
  • Stable and well supported practice
  • Uncapped Earning Potential with Pre-Approved Overtime
  • Predictable Work Schedule
  • Environment conducive to increase your scope of practice
  • Scheduling Options include 8-10 shifts monthly: 8am – 8pm.
  • Typically 2 – 3 workdays per week, with 9 – 12-hour shifts and pre-approved overtime

Competitive Pay. Hourly Rate: $74.00-$78.00.

  • Additional bi-weekly bonuses based on patient volume thresholds.
  • Full-time benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid vacation, 401(k), and CME reimbursement.

What Does AFC Urgent Care Require?

  • An unrestricted medical license in California
  • DEA Certificate
  • Must be NCCPA Board Certified
  • At least two years of experience in an ER, Urgent Care or Primary Care setting
  • Able to treat patients of all ages and be comfortable with minor procedures (e. g., suturing lacerations, draining abscesses, etc.)
  • Availability to work: day, evening, and weekend shifts.
  • Submit your CV for immediate consideration and become part of our growing team!

Key Responsibilities

Provide episodic treatment for acute illnesses and injuries in a walk-in urgent care setting. Perform minor medical procedures and manage patient care across all age groups.

Requirements

Must hold an unrestricted California medical license, DEA certificate, and NCCPA board certification. Requires at least two years of experience in an ER, Urgent Care, or Primary Care environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Acute illness treatmentInjury treatmentAbscess drainageClinical assessmentMedical diagnosis

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant Full Time at AFC Urgent Care San Diego a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Urgent Care (PA) — ranked against 367 active Urgent Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 64% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$158k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
55% this job
Relocation assistance
19%
Loan repayment
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 367 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Chula Vista

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$780k
Typical market rent
$2,945/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About AFC Urgent Care San Diego

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Training & development
Vision insurance
401(k)
401(k) matching
Bonus based on performance
Dental insurance