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Memphis, Tennessee

Physician Assistant - BMG Walnut Grove

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

Competitive salaries

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and serve in various settings as researchers, consultants, and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups, and communities. Performs comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Develops a plan of care within scope of practice of the physicians assistant utilizing written protocols to ensure quality patient care.

  • Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.
  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Minimum: A graduate of a accredited physician assistant training program and has successfully completed the examination of the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

Experience

Minimum: 1 year clinical experience functioning in the Physician Assistant role in a primary care setting

Special Skills

Minimum: Computer literate.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching.

And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups.

Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer

  • Competitive salaries
  • Paid vacation/time off
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Generous retirement plan
  • Health insurance, including dental and vision
  • Sick leave
  • Service awards
  • Free parking
  • Short-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • Health care and dependent care spending accounts
  • Education assistance/continuing education
  • Employee referral program

Job Summary

  • Position: 10122 - Assistant-Physician
  • Facility: BMG - Walnut Grove
  • Department: MG Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Memphis
  • Category: Advanced Practice Provider
  • Type: Clinical Physician
  • Work Type: Full Time
  • Work Schedule: Days
  • Location: US: TN: Memphis
  • Located in the Memphis metro area

Summary

Uses prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments, and theories in accordance with state/federal laws and regulations.

  • Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Provides clinical leadership.
  • Supports life long learning.
  • Completes assigned goals.
  • Competitive salaries
  • Paid vacation/time off
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Generous retirement plan
  • Health insurance, including dental and vision
  • Sick leave
  • Service awards
  • Free parking
  • Short-term disability
  • Life insurance
  • Health care and dependent care spending accounts
  • Education assistance/continuing education
  • Employee referral program

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants. A minimum of one year of clinical experience in a primary care setting and computer literacy are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnosisDisease ManagementCare Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - BMG Walnut Grove at Baptist a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 340 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 10% in surgery (pa)ranked against 340 Surgery (PA) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All physician assistant listings in Tennessee32 active3,044 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 68% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS physician assistant listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery PA hiring demand#6 of 6 specialtiespostings stay open a median 41 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed
New Surgery PA listings117 in the last 30 days96 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties)+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (340 Surgery (PA) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Tennessee figures use all physician assistants: too few Tennessee Surgery postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
Relocation assistance
26%
Loan repayment
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Surgery (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 340 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Baptist

Hospitals and Health Care
Memphis, Tennessee
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Vacation/Time Off
Continuing Education
Retirement Plan
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Sick Leave
Service Awards

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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