Full Time Float Physician Assistant Urgent Care
Listed compensation
$72–$85 per hour
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Job Description
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Locations: Old Bridge, Milltown, and Freehold, NJ
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Time-and-a-half pay for designated holidays
- Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
- Supportive small-business work environment
- Company Overview
American Family Care (AFC) is one of the nation's leading providers of urgent care, accessible primary care, and occupational medicine services. Our centers are equipped with on-site laboratory testing and digital X-ray capabilities, allowing providers to deliver efficient, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced, full-time Physician Assistant to serve as a float provider between our Old Bridge, Milltown, and Freehold locations. This position is ideal for a confident clinician who enjoys practicing independently in a high-volume urgent care setting.
Providers work primarily as the sole medical provider on shift, supported by experienced clinical staff. Candidates must be comfortable evaluating and managing a broad range of urgent care and occupational medicine presentations across all age groups.
New graduates will not be considered for this position.
Schedule: Full-time
- 12-hour shifts
- Every other weekend required
- Rotating schedule between Old Bridge, Milltown, and Freehold locations
- Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses and injuries
- Perform comprehensive medical assessments and develop treatment plans
- Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic testing
Perform Procedures Including
- Laceration repair
- Incision and drainage
- Wound management
- Splinting and orthopedic injury evaluation
- Provide occupational medicine services, including workers' compensation evaluations
- Prescribe medications within scope of practice
- Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical records
- Educate patients regarding treatment plans, medications, and preventive health measures
- Collaborate with supervising physicians according to established protocols
Qualifications
- Current Physician Assistant license in New Jersey
- NCCPA certification required
- Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department or Urgent Care experience strongly preferred
- Experience managing patients independently in a fast-paced clinical environment
- Proficiency with common urgent care procedures
- Excellent communication and patient-service skills
- Ability to travel between assigned AFC locations
Preferred Experience
- Emergency Medicine
- Urgent Care
- Occupational Medicine
- Family Medicine with significant acute care experience
Compensation
$72–$85 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Locations
Old Bridge, Milltown, and Freehold, New Jersey
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 64% have no call, 88% require no weekends.
Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$163k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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