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Fairview Health Services
St. Paul, Minnesota

Physician Assistant - Urgent Care (Moonlighting)

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Fairview Urgent Care provides convenient medical care weekdays, evenings and weekends. Physician Assistants working in urgent care provide a broad spectrum of non-emergent care for minor illness and injury. All hospital admissions are referred to the physician on-call for these practices. Moonlighters are needed for a variety of shifts at Fairview urgent care centers in the metro area. Hours vary by site. Volume fluctuates seasonally.

Competitive wage including weekend and holiday differentials

Professional Liability Coverage Is Provided

We are unable to accept J1/H1B VISA for this position.

Urgent Care Locations

  • Andover
  • Brooklyn Park
  • Bloomington
  • Eagan
  • Edina
  • St. Paul
  • Lakeville
  • North Branch
  • Maplewood
  • Woodbury
  • River Falls, WI

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

BC/BE Through NCCPA

  • Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive authority through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
  • Ability to obain and/or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota
  • Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialign and Privileges (if required).
  • Must be comfortable seeing pediatric and adult patients.

Must have at least 2 years urgent care or clinic experience. Internal candidates are also preferred.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: fairview.org

Compensation Disclaimer

The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer.

Positions with the same min/max are flat rate jobs based on 40 hours/week. Compensation plans based on production can allow for higher pay than the range posted. of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Key Responsibilities

Provide a broad spectrum of non-emergent care for minor illnesses and injuries to pediatric and adult patients. Refer all hospital admissions to the physician on-call.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric careAdult careClinical assessmentMedical diagnosisPatient careCredentialing

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 52% 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

19
<$170k
15
$170k-185k
9
$185k-200k
5
$200k-215k
2
$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
75%
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 2.8
Better work-life than 30% of Urgent Care (PA) listings

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

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Paul

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$299k
Typical market rent
$1,488/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekend and holiday differentials
Professional liability coverage
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
PTO