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Smithfield, North Carolina

Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Physician AssistantNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$128k-$162k

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Job Description

SUMMARY: Provide high quality care and medical services to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.

The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluates sick, urgent care, transitional care and primary care patients Performs annual physical exams as needed Educates patients on maintaining proper health Evaluates, makes recommendations, co-manages and treats patients' medical needs Participates in an interdisciplinary team providing care and coordination of our patients, ensuring the highest level of care MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Pay Range

$127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: Smithfield-900 Douglas Pike - 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917

Work Type

32 Clinical Hours, 8 Admin

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide high-quality medical care, including the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. They will also participate in an interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and perform annual physical exams.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified Physician Assistant capable of evaluating sick and primary care patients. Candidates must demonstrate the organization's core values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationAcute disease managementChronic disease managementPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,478 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$128k–$162kPrimary Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$153k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in North Carolina18 active442 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 68% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician Assistant listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment108 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#5 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 210 postings, 205 closed
New Primary Care listings1,020 in the last 30 days517 the 30 days before (+97%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Primary Care pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,478 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 27 employers
15
<$145k
7
$145k-170k
6
$170k-195k
3
$195k-220k
3
$220k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

30 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Loan repayment
27%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$200k-$240k
#2

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$172k-$229k
#3

Physician Assistant, Watsonville Family Medicine

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 420 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Smithfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$282k≈ 2.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,640/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.