Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$150k

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Job Description

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton, a part of the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) system, is seeking a high energy, experienced Physician Assistant to join our staff of dynamic, highly regarded ED practitioners employed by Longwood Specialty Physicians at its site in Milton, MA.

Provide direct patient care including physical diagnosis and therapeutic management for patients in the Emergency Department working under the supervision of a licensed physician.

  • 40,000 annual ED visits
  • Patient management / physician support in main ED
  • Manage Fast Track and BHU patients
  • Job Requirements
  • Master’s degree in Physician Assistant
  • Massachusetts state licensure

MA Board Authorization to Practice Licensure

  • American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred but not required
  • Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
  • Experience in an Emergency Department or Urgent Care Center
  • Competency in provision of care to patients of all ages

BIDH Milton is an 81-bed community hospital located 9 miles south of Boston. The ED offers life-saving stoke care, cardiac and other illness/injury care and advanced medical technology.

Fast Track service staffed with a physician assistant

Access to Broad Range of Specialty Expertise

Rapid transport to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for patients requiring advanced care

21% admission rate from the ED

Longwood Specialty Physicians (LSP) is a network of practitioners committed to providing community care close to home and delivering world-class medical expertise in the communities it serves.

Longwood Specialty Physicians is a part of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a renowned organization that offer access to innovative research, advanced education, and a network of 680+ providers.

Together, they support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance between work and home for their teams. LSP compassionately serves patients in the community setting to create a healthy future for them and their families.

BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Pay Range

$90,000 - $150,000

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time.

Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations.

In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide direct patient care, including physical diagnosis and therapeutic management, within the Emergency Department. They will also manage Fast Track and Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) patients while working under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies and possess current Massachusetts state licensure and DEA authorization. Experience in an Emergency Department or Urgent Care Center is required, along with BLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

PALS (preferred)DEA License

Key Skills

Fast track managementBHU patient managementEmergency department experienceUrgent care experience

Emergency Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 76% have no call, 86% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 114 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Milton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$984k≈ 10.9× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,474/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Retirement plan(s) with employer contributions
Performance-based incentives