Physician Assistant
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Position Summary
Provides care and treatment to patients under the supervision of the attending physician(s) in accordance with established guidelines.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Obtains health histories and assesses the patient in order to determine healthcare needs.
- Performs physical examinations.
- Orders routine laboratory/diagnostic tests and adjusts treatment plan as appropriate.
- Makes tentative diagnosis about management and treatment of patients.
- Counsels patients in relation to their health needs.
Qualifications
Required
- Graduate of approved or accredited Physician Assistant program
- Current Physician Assistant state license
- BLS certification
Preferred
- Prior Physician Assistant experience
- Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant provides patient care and treatment under the supervision of an attending physician. Responsibilities include conducting physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, and counseling patients on their health needs.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant at McLaren Health Care a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,564 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
General Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in physician assistant roles | ranked against 4,564 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician Assistant listings in Michigan | 124 active | 4,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Physician Assistant listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus · 2% offer loan repayment124 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Medicine listings | 70 in the last 30 days | 25 the 30 days before (+180%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend | +2.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,564 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About McLaren Health Care
Living in Lansing
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $191k
- Typical market rent
- $1,197/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.0
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.