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Praxis Health
Pendleton, Oregon

Urgent Care Physician Assistant | 12 shifts per month

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

We’re seeking a certified Physician Assistant to join our team at Pendleton Urgent Care - a beautiful, modern, well designed facility with all staff and patients in place for a full time provider to step into a 100% turnkey role. Although urgent care or emergency medicine experience is preferred, we are also considering newly graduated APP’s as we have the resources to support their development as they work alongside highly experienced and knowledgeable full time providers.

  • 12 shifts per month - leading to an excellent work/life balance
  • 100% outpatient
  • Provider autonomy
  • Stable, long term support staff
  • Pendleton, Oregon

Pendleton is small town living at its best and is the perfect Western community to call home. Known for its friendly neighbors, beautiful landscapes, and abundant outdoor activities, you can build a life here that is reminiscent of simpler times.

Whether you’re an avid mountain biker, camper, equestrian, fisherman or wine enthusiast, Pendleton offers amenities not normally found in a town of 17,000 residents.

You will find an active art scene, museums, restaurants, brew pubs, golf courses, the Wildhorse Resort & Casino, and a regional airport that offers daily commercial flights to Portland and Denver. The popular wine region of Walla Walla, Washington, is only 45 minutes away.

The Columbia Center Mall, Costco, and other popular box stores are an easy hour’s drive to the Tri-Cities of Washington. Portland is 3 hours due west, Spokane 3.5 hours north, and Boise 4 hours southeast.

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Minimum Qualifications

Certification as a Physician Assistant, ability to obtain an Oregon license

General Physical Requirements

  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

Combination of medical office and exam/procedure room settings.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide medical care in a modern urgent care facility, working alongside experienced providers to manage patient needs. The role involves performing clinical duties in a 100% outpatient setting with a focus on maintaining high-quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Physician Assistant certification and have the ability to obtain an Oregon state license. While urgent care or emergency medicine experience is preferred, the facility is open to supporting newly graduated Physician Assistants.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careClinical proceduresMedical examination

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Praxis Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 15 active listings.

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 64% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Urgent Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedUrgent Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)40 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOregon index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Urgent Care listings in Oregon7 active350 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Urgent Care hiring demand#3 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 29 days · 35% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 164 closed
New Urgent Care listings422 in the last 30 days318 the 30 days before (+33%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Urgent Care pay trend+8.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Praxis Healthsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index15 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life 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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 40 employers
401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
49%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 345 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Praxis Health

Medical Practices
Pendleton, Oregon
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Excellent Work/Life Balance
Provider Autonomy
Stable Support Staff

Living in Pendleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,435/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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