PA or NP for Emergency Medicine
Compensation
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Job Description
Facility
Cox North: 1423 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65802
Department: 1006 Emergency Dept North
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Hours: North hours 4p-2a South hours 2p-12a rotates 5 days on 5 days off
Work Shift
Evening Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description
A Physician Assistant is an individual who is engaged in the examination or treatment of patients while under the supervision of a licensed physician. Education: Graduate of accredited physician assistant program Experience: No Prior Experience Required Skills: Self motivated individual who can work with little direct supervision Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams; tolerance for working with multiple numbers of people Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills Proficient computer skills Licensure/Certification/Registration: Needs to obtain PA License within 60 days of hire Successful completion of all department specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will engage in the examination and treatment of patients within the emergency department. They are expected to work collaboratively in teams while maintaining high clinical standards under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and obtain a PA license within 60 days of hire. No prior experience is required, but the role demands strong clinical, communication, and organizational skills.
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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