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American Family Care Old Bridge
Freehold Township, New Jersey

Full Time Float Physician Assistant Urgent Care

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72–$85 per hour

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

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

Acute Illness TreatmentPatient EducationDiagnostic Testing InterpretationClinical Assessment

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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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
12%
Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Freehold

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$569k
Typical market rent
$2,885/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About American Family Care Old Bridge

Hospitals and Health Care
Birmingham, Alabama
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay (time-and-a-half)
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas