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Ortho Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina

Physician Assistant Fellow

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

At OrthoCarolina, our team is our greatest asset and the foundation of our success. We are a diverse group of individuals, accountable to each other to uphold the standards of excellence and promote an environment of teamwork throughout the organization.

OrthoCarolina has 43 unique care locations with over 1700 professionals who share a common goal to make lives better. Our employees are eligible for a full spectrum of benefits including paid company holidays, wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement.

To learn more about Team OC please visit orthocarolina.com The Physician Assistant Fellow is responsible for providing medical care as delegated by OrthoCarolina physician(s) and/or APPs.

Responsibilities may include assisting the physician and/or APPs in both the office and hospital setting, independent clinics seeing patients with a variety of orthopedic injuries and illnesses, assisting in the operating room as needed, and performing emergency room and floor consultations.

Please provide a current CV, 2 letters of recommendation, and personal statement explaining your interest in pursuing an orthopedic fellowship with OrthoCarolina. Please attach all supporting documents with the CV.

Essential Functions: Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.

Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, MRI, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons/staff. Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.

Assesses, applies and/or removes a variety of orthopedic casts, splints, and immobilization devices. Serves as assist-at-surgery for orthopedic procedures.

Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, applies appropriate codes and charges for service, and assists in provision of continuity of care.

Dictates patient records including discharge summaries, history and physical evaluations, operative procedure notes, consultations and office visit notes. Documents patient information and care provided in patient record. Uses computer to access/enter needed data.

Rounds on hospital inpatients as directed by supervising physician(s) to hospitals assigned and performs emergency room and floor consultations as assigned. Skills and Abilities: Accurately evaluate patient problems and providing appropriate advice, intervention or referral. Skill in evaluating and revising care plans based on patient changes.

Qualifications

Graduate of AMA accredited physician assistant program. Required Prior to Start Date: North Carolina PA license Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Employee Type Regular

Qualifications

Skills Health Care, Medical Care, Medical Documentation, Patient Care, Patient Evaluations, Patient Information, Patient Treatment, Surgical Assisting Education Certifications Language Work Experience With expert physicians and care providers in locations throughout our region, OrthoCarolina is one of the nation’s leading orthopedic practices and your destination for comprehensive orthopedic care.

We bring expertise in the areas of foot and ankle, hand, hip and knee, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine and pediatrics to offer a continuum of care unmatched in our region — and throughout the country. OrthoCarolina. You. Improved.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant Fellow provides medical care delegated by physicians or APPs, which includes assisting in office and hospital settings, running independent clinics for orthopedic issues, assisting in surgery, and performing emergency room and floor consultations. Responsibilities also involve performing comprehensive physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and performing therapeutic procedures like injections and wound care.

Requirements

Applicants must be graduates of an AMA accredited physician assistant program and must obtain a North Carolina PA license and NCCPA certification prior to the start date. Required application materials include a current CV, two letters of recommendation, and a personal statement detailing interest in the orthopedic fellowship.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

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Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 33 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
56%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 317 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$355k
Typical market rent
$1,744/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Ortho Carolina

Medical Practices
Charlotte, NC
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid company holidays
Wellness programs
Tuition reimbursement