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Physician Assistant - EMSL, Per Diem

Physician Assistant Top 5% in Emergency Medicine (PA)Per Diem

Listed compensation

$121K - $212K

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

1. Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

2. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

1. Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

2. Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

3. Performs daily patient rounds.

4. Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.

5. Interprets laboratory and test results.

6. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

7. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.

8. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions. Performs related duties as required.

9. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

10. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

1. Bachelor’s Degree, required.

2. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.

3. Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.

4. Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.

5. Current BLS certification, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs patient assessments, diagnoses, and treatments while managing daily rounds and care plans. They also collaborate with the medical team to ensure quality care and handle discharge procedures.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. A current New York State Physician Assistant license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningPatient history takingMedication orderingDiagnostic test interpretationCare coordinationDischarge planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - EMSL, Per Diem at Northwell a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Emergency Medicine (PA) — ranked against 109 active Emergency Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Emergency Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Northwell ranks #3 of 14 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Emergency Medicine (PA)

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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