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Align Med
Frederick, Maryland

Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$115,000 - $125,000 / year

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 29m ago · Verified live

Job description

Overview

Sub-Acute, Long-Term Care is a sector of healthcare exploding with potential and work-life balance flexibility (no on call or weekends)!

We are seeking a Full Time (40 hours per week) provider for a position at our Ballenger Creek Center located in Fredrick, MD. This position can be filled by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. New grads are welcome to apply.
The base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $125,000 / year, in addition to our no-cap incentive compensation bonus program.
AlignMed Partners is a national medical group dedicated to improving health outcomes among residents of skilled nursing and senior living facilities. Our physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are supported by a clinical leadership team with a decades-long track record of excellence in post-acute and long-term care. At AlignMed, we believe in a better quality of life for all. Our mission is to elevate healthcare outcomes for our patients, providers, and partners. In living out our mission, we embrace the following pillars in our day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider reports directly to the Director of Clinical Practice and/or the Area Clinical Practice Manager. The Advanced Practice Provider collaborates on-site with the Center Leadership Team for center specific goals and priorities. The Advanced Practice Provider collaborates with the Medical Director and/or Attending Physician for patient specific medical care.
The Advanced Practice Provider provides primary and urgent care services to nursing center residents in collaboration with the other medical providers in the center. The Advanced Practice Provider works collaboratively with Center Leadership to achieve AlignMed Partners mission of improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion.

Qualifications

The Advanced Practice Provider must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing program, licensed as a registered nurse, certified as a Nurse Practitioner by being a nursing graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program with a Master's Degree in Nursing and have a concentration and specialty track of Older Adult and/or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Will consider other concentrations/specialty tracks based on experience and business need. The Physician Assistant must be a graduate from a program accredited by the ARC-PA and take the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) to use the PAC designation. PA state licensure required. NCCPA certification required.
A minimum of two years experience working with adult or geriatric population is preferred.
In states where practice allows; APRN with an unrestricted professional license and DEA, for each state in which they practice. PA with an unrestricted professional license and DEA for each state in which they practice.

Benefits

Perks
*Comprehensive 90-day training program and continued support
*New and recent graduate mentorship and clinical education program
*Opportunities for advancement: career ladder, clinical lead, and specializations in wound or palliative care services
*Free subscription to UpToDate and Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
*Access to Nabla, an ambient AI assistant designed to help clinicians streamline clinical documentation by generating comprehensive clinical notes in seconds
Benefits
*Yearly average of thirteen thousand per year in bonus through our no-cap Incentive Compensation Program (for providers working 40 hours per week)
*Relocation bonus for eligible candidates. Eligibility will be determined by distance, experience, and priority
*Health, Dental, and Vision plans
*100% employer-paid ArmadaCare Plan: supplemental plan which provides reimbursement for many out-of-pocket medical, wellness, and pharmacy expenses, with an eight thousand max reimbursement for designated expenses and tiered pharmacy reimbursements for single and family plans
*Paid Time Off, 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time, Bereavement Leave
*Continuing Medical Education time off and reimbursement allotments
*Reimbursement for licensing renewal costs and 100% paid for Malpractice Insurance
*401(k) plan and company-paid group life insurance
Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service. Eligibility for full-time benefits requires a minimum of 30 hours per week. Certain benefits, including Health plans, are not available to part-time employees working between 16 and 29 hours per week

Posted Salary Range

USD $115,000.00 - USD $125,000.00 /Yr.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Primary careGeriatric carePatient careMedical assessmentTreatment planningHealth outcomes improvementWound care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant at Align Med a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Geriatrics (PA) — ranked against 88 active Geriatrics (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Geriatrics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Align Med ranks #10 of 11 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 91 active listings.

Of the 42 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 83% have no call, 81% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Geriatrics (PA)

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About Align Med

Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Irvine, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
ArmadaCare Plan
Paid Time Off
6 Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Time
Bereavement Leave