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Memphis, Tennessee

Assistant-Physician

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the physicians assistant utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.
  • Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

  • #N/A

Minimum Required

  • 1 year clinical experience functioning in the Physician Assistant role in a primary care setting

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

  • A graduate of a accredited physician assistant training program and has successfully completed the examination of the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Computer literate.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • Current license by the state they practice. Eligible for or have certificate of fitness/prescription privileges. BLS

Preferred/Desired

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and hold current certification from the NCCPA. A minimum of one year of clinical experience in a primary care setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningPatient advocacyHealth managementComputer literacyClinical documentation

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 62% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPrimary Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Tennessee7 active442 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 62% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee Physician Assistant listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus · 0% offer loan repayment106 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#5 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 210 postings, 205 closed
New Primary Care listings1,020 in the last 30 days515 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Primary Care pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

44 jobs · 33 employers
16
<$150k
10
$150k-180k
11
$180k-210k
4
$210k-240k
3
$240k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

37 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$91.68-$121.48/hr
#2

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$91.68-$121.48/hr
#3

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$200k-$240k
#4

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+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 420 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
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 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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