Physician Assistant Morehead City Heart Center
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive assessments, examinations, and follow-up care for cardiology patients
- Assist in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions
- Order and interpret diagnostic studies, including ECGs, echocardiograms, and stress tests
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and support staff to develop and implement patient care plans
- Provide education to patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, medications, and preventive care
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited PA program
- Current and unrestricted Physician Assistant license in NC
- BLS and ACLS certification required
- 1+ year of experience in Cardiology or Internal Medicine preferred (new grads with strong clinical rotations in cardiology will be considered)
- Excellent communication, clinical, and teamwork skills
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant Morehead City Heart Center at Carolina East a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Cardiology (PA) — ranked against 119 active Cardiology (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context
In North Carolina, the Physician Assistant weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$127k (32 salary observations; 171 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (1,957 salary observations; 6,478 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 72% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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