PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Hospitalist Kaufman (Dallas), TX

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

HOSPITALIST

Physician Assistant Opening

Dallas (Kaufman), TEXAS

Texas Health Physicians Group is pleased to announce an Acute Care Physician Assistant Hospitalist opening for a full-time opportunity in Kaufman, TX. Expand your career by working closely with a successful group of hospitalists evaluating, diagnosing and treating a variety of patients.

Position Details

  • Assist Hospitalists with inpatient evaluations, H&P’s & follow-up visits.
  • Initiate appropriate treatment & testing for medical illnesses.
  • Complete history and physical examinations on all new admissions
  • Round on rehabilitation patients including long term acute care patients
  • Document using EMR system.
  • Participate in continuous quality improvement processes.

If You

  • Enjoy working Night Shift 3pm-3am
  • Active listening, critical thinking, reading comprehension, effective communication, time management, judgement and decision making
  • Texas licensed Acute Care Physician Assistant
  • ACLS certification
  • 2 years of PA experience in ICU/CVICU required.

The Physician Assistant (“PA”) will be licensed as a physician assistant in the State of Texas and maintain such license in good standing at all times. Master's degree Physician Assistant required.

The PA will report to the supervising physician and/or the Medical Director and will be responsible for meeting CME requirements to maintain certification and licensure.

The PA’s duties and responsibilities apply to the THPG patient population and assigned setting only.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will assist hospitalists with inpatient evaluations, history and physical examinations, and follow-up visits. They are also responsible for initiating treatment, testing, and documenting patient care within the EMR system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree as a Physician Assistant and be licensed in the State of Texas. A minimum of 2 years of experience in ICU or CVICU and ACLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Judgment and decision makingElectronic medical records

Hospital Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Texas300 active4,635 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 76% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 26 employers
8
<$145k
6
$145k-160k
7
$160k-175k
9
$175k-190k
4
$190k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
73%
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
Relocation assistance
10%
Loan repayment
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Hospital Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 102 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Kaufman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$294k
Typical market rent
$1,351/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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