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Legacy Health
Portland, Oregon

Physician Assistant – Cardiology

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72.84-$94.95/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected. If you strive to deliver this level of care, every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community as an Advanced Practitioner.

  • Benefits of Working for Legacy
  • A nonprofit that serves the community.
  • Community leader in providing healthcare and healthcare related services to the underserved.

Full compensation and benefits package to include competitive salary, hire-on bonus, relocation assistance, CME allowance, full medical plan, malpractice coverage, retirement and much more.

Responsibilities

Legacy has an opportunity for Advanced Practitioners (PA's, NP's and CNS's) to join our Inpatient and Outpatient Cardiology team, both inpatient and outpatient. These positions, located at our Portland-based Legacy hospitals, works in collaboration with physicians to provide complete patient-centered care.

Under the direction of the Supervising Physician or Designated Agent, provides medical and surgical services to patients of the assigned clinic. Ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of practice as a dependent medical practitioner.

Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in a related field.
  • Basic familiarity with computers preferred.

Licensure

  • Education as required by licensure.
  • Current ACLS certification

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: legacyhealth.org

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical servicesClinical decision makingInpatient careOutpatient careHealthcare delivery

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $169k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Oregon?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$152k–$197kPhysician Assistant median $128k (middle half $113k–$155k)38 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$169k in purchasing powerOregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Oregon92 active4,629 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 80% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment4,629 active listings, Oct 2026
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.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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10
<$145k
1
$150k
10
$165k-185k
7
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
57%
Relocation assistance
29% this job

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 131 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Legacy Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Portland, OR
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Hire-on bonus
Relocation assistance
CME allowance
Full medical plan
Malpractice coverage
Retirement plan
403(b) with match

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$523k
Typical market rent
$1,719/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
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.

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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