Physician Assistant - Colorectal- Palm Springs, CA
Listed compensation
$110.2K–$176.8K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Join Colorectal team in providing exceptional care to the Coachella Valley community in beautiful Palm Springs California. We are seeking an experienced A
Physician Assistant to provide support in the outpatient clinic setting.
Key Responsibilities
Provide exceptional care to the Coachella Valley community as part of a Colorectal team. Support medical operations within an outpatient clinic setting.
Requirements
Must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with valid PA licensure. Candidates must be DEA eligible and meet facility Medical Staff Bylaws certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Colorectal- Palm Springs, CA at Tenet Healthcare a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,540 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
Colorectal Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$144k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $130k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Palm Springs
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $833k≈ 7.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,110/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.4
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.