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Albany, New York

Traveling Physician Assistant – Veteran Disability Evaluations (NY State)

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$130k-$140k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Physician Assistant – Veterans’ Medical Evaluations

Full-time | $130,000 to $140,000 | On-site

Join our team to provide comprehensive medical evaluations for U.S. Veterans seeking compensation for service-related conditions. Conduct assessments, review diagnostics, and prepare VA-compliant reports—all with no on-call duties. This role requires 75% travel across New York State, with an initial focus on Upstate New York, including Albany, Buffalo, Jamestown, Elmira, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Watertown, Endicott, and Middletown.

  • Active PA license & 1+ year clinical experience
  • Flexible schedule, generous PTO, and full benefits
  • Make a real difference in Veterans’ lives
  • Required Percentage of Travel Required: 75%
  • Regions Covered: All of New York State, with an initial focus on Upstate New York including Albany, Buffalo, Jamestown, Elmira, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Watertown, Endicott, and Middletown.
  • Apply now to combine meaningful work with work-life balance in a modern, welcoming environment!
  • The IMA Group is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Government Services Division supports local, state, and federal agencies and delivers professional and objective medical and psychological examinations as well as ancillary services.

Our Payer Services Division meets the evaluation and screening needs of Carriers, TPAs, Public Entities and Employers and includes behavioral health and physical medicine specialty services, working with a wide range of organizations within the workers' compensation, disability, liability, and auto markets.

Our Clinical Research Division performs all types of Phase II-IV clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas through a flexible nationwide network of site locations and virtual capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

The role involves providing comprehensive medical evaluations for U.S. Veterans seeking compensation for service-related conditions. This includes conducting assessments, reviewing diagnostics, and preparing reports compliant with VA standards.

Requirements

Candidates must possess an active Physician Assistant license and have a minimum of one year of clinical experience. This position requires extensive travel, specifically 75% across New York State, with no on-call duties.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Veteran DisabilityReport PreparationDiagnostic ReviewVA Compliant Reporting

Occupational Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In New York, the Occupational Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$151k (16 salary observations; 26 listings), vs ~$149k nationally (135 salary observations; 504 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $125k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

IMA Group ranks #9 of 14 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 162 active listings.

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

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Traveling Physician Assistant – Veteran Disability Evaluations (NY State) at IMA Group a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Medicine — ranked against 156 active Occupational Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, flexible scheduling.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.9
Better work-life than 60% of Occupational Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 156 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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