Physician Assistant - Urgent Care
Listed compensation
$133K - $150K
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Main Function
Provides evaluation and treatment to urgent care patients. Works in cooperation
with physicians, nurses, technicians, and others to provide prompt, efficient,
and technically excellent care. This position will be at multiple sites: Newark,
Canandaigua and Farmington Urgent Cares.
Required Job Specific Competencies
* Demonstrates skill in communicating both verbally and in writing.
* Accurately collects records and interprets patient information and data.
* Demonstrates flexibility in decision making and prioritizing workload.
* Has good command of knowledge base including knowledge of medical issues for
each age group across the lifespan.
* Provides treatment and evaluation of patients of all levels of acuity.
* Able to interpret data and anticipate needs for each age-related and
functional developmental level and to formulate appropriate treatment plan.
* Must have a positive, cooperative attitude and exhibit a joyful exuberance
for their work.
* Lives the CARES values at all times.
Schedule:12 hour shifts, 3 days per week (days, evenings, and 2 out of 4
weekends)
Requirements
* Active NY State license/registration as Physician Assistant
* 2-3 years of experience preferred
* Excellent Communication skills required
* Demonstrates the CARES Values at all times
Pay Range: $64.00-72.00 based on experience
Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities and veterans
to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Provides evaluation and treatment to urgent care patients across various age groups. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and technicians to deliver efficient and high-quality medical care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Urgent Care at UR Thompson Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Urgent Care (PA) — ranked against 349 active Urgent Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 64% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$64k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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