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La Mesa, California

Physician Assistant (EVH) - Cardiac Programs - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - FT - 10Hr Days

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$162K–$234K /yr

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Job Description

Hours: Shift Start Time:

7:30 AM

Shift End Time

5:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement

10/40 - 10 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

On-Call Required

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$77.910 - $100.530 - $112.590

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

To deliver health care in the Physician Assistant role at a Hospital within Sharp HealthCare.

Required Qualifications

  • Completion of a Physician Assistant program.
  • California Physician Assistant License - CA Physician Assistant Board -REQUIRED
  • ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
  • AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

1 Year Physician Assistant experience.

Essential Functions

Clinical

Assess all patients in Acute care setting for service line population, within scope of practice.

Develops patient data base through a comprehensive health history, physical examination and laboratory studies/diagnostic tests as indicated.

Orders diagnostic tests and interprets data, discriminating between normal/abnormal findings. Formulates, implements and evaluates an ongoing plan of care incorporating interdisciplinary input. Manages treatment modalities.

Counsels and supports patients and families, utilizing appropriate knowledge, training and experience. Facilitates/provides opportunity for improvement in outcomes for service line patient population.

Performs interventions per approved standardized procedures.

Documentation

Creates/Maintains appropriate documentation and record keeping for all patient contacts.

Education

  • Assists in developing learning experiences to meet the needs of staff, community, and patients.
  • Provides health teaching to staff, patients and families to increase their knowledge base.
  • Enhances patient / family learning and health behaviors.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills in area of specialty when consulted by interdisciplinary team members.
  • Leadership
  • Promotes interdisciplinary planning and coordination of ongoing patient care.
  • Collaborates and refers appropriately to other members of the health care team.
  • Acts as a role model for staff.
  • Functions as a contributing member within the appropriate service line.
  • Develops and updates standardized procedures.
  • Productivity
  • Meets department's expectations for daily volume.

Professional Competency

Maintains membership in appropriate professional organizations.

Promotes Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant roles to patients, staff and community.

Remains current in new trends of clinical practice, e. g., health care legislation, research and CE/CME programs for licensure renewal.

Attends NP/PA meetings and specialty case conferences.

Recognizes self-development needs and seeks out resources or experiences that promote professional growth.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will assess patients in an acute care setting, develop comprehensive care plans, and perform clinical interventions. They will also collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide health education and maintain accurate patient documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed a Physician Assistant program and hold a valid California Physician Assistant License. Additionally, ACLS and AHA BLS certifications are required for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical AssessmentDiagnostic TestingTreatment PlanningPatient CounselingInterdisciplinary CollaborationCardiac Care

Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$198k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $179k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (EVH) - Cardiac Programs - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - FT - 10Hr Days at Sharp HealthCare a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Cardiology (PA) — ranked against 128 active Cardiology (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Cardiology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 128 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in La Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$891k
Typical market rent
$2,645/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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