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Burbank, California

Physician Assistant - Acute Care

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty.

The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

8491 UHAE Urgent Care Charles Town

Address

  • 2500 Hospital Drive
  • Martinsburg
  • West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All UHA employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant provides high-quality, patient-centered care by assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients within an interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for delivering evidence-based care while maintaining professional standards and supporting departmental operational goals.

Requirements

The candidate must be a licensed Advanced Practice Professional capable of working collaboratively with physicians and nurses. They are expected to manage patients effectively within their specific scope of practice and specialty area.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnosisTreatment PlanningPatient ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical DocumentationRegulatory ComplianceAcute Care

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 62% 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

17
<$185k
20
$185k-200k
4
$200k-215k
4
$215k-230k
5
$230k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

APP (Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant) - Cardiovascular Electrophysiology- FT (12 hours), Days

Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, California

$91.68-$121.48/hr
#2

Clinic Director - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Ageless Mens Health · Reno, Nevada

$250k
#3

Locum Family Medicine NP/PA

$110-$120/hr
#4

Locum Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (NP/PA)

$110-$120/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 364 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Burbank

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M
Typical market rent
$2,783/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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