CE
Carolina East
Morehead City, North Carolina

Physician Assistant Morehead City Heart Center

Physician Assistant Top 25% in Cardiology (PA)Full-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

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

Cardiovascular AssessmentPatient Care PlanningECG InterpretationEchocardiogram InterpretationStress Test InterpretationPatient EducationClinical Communication

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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$212k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
58%
Relocation assistance
23%
Loan repayment
16%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 119 Cardiology (PA) listings

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

Living in Morehead City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$420k
Typical market rent
$1,761/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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