Physician Assistant - BMG Walnut Grove
Listed compensation
Competitive salaries
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Summary
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
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
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
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 400 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 72% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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