Psychiatric Physician Assistant- Sacramento, CA
Listed compensation
$170k-$180k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Ascend Healthcare as a Psychiatric Physician Assistant – No Weekends, $170K-$180K in Sacramento, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $170K - $180K
- Monthly Bonus Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and LTD benefits
- PTO + Company Holidays
- Yearly CEU Stipend
- 401(k)
- Professional development assistance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Ascend Healthcare in Sacramento, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric PA-C will provide psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, psychopharmacological management, and substance use disorder treatment to patients in an in-person clinical setting. They will also coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams and maintain accurate documentation for treatment plans and rating scales.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active and unrestricted Medical License in California and a DEA license. At least 2 years of experience as a psychiatric provider is preferred, along with a patient-first mindset and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 46% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $158k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Physician Assistant- Sacramento, CA at Ascend Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 3,854 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Physician Assistant roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 32 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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- No weekends