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Liberty Healthcare
Bangor, Maine

Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Physician Assistants are encouraged to consider a per diem moonlighting opportunity with Liberty Healthcare at the Dorothea Dix Center in Bangor, Maine.

The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a 51-bed psychiatric hospital which provides inpatient care to people who are experiencing mental illness.

After-hours medical services are provided to hospital patients by Liberty’s skilled team of Physician Assistants.

Physician Assistants work weekday shifts 16 hours in duration from 4pm to 8am as well as weekend and holiday shifts 24 hours in duration from 8am to 8am.

Scheduling is done well in advance and on as needed as available basis, though shifts occasionally become available on short notice.

Responsibilities Include

  • Remaining on hospital grounds for the duration of the shift
  • Rounding on hospital units
  • Consulting with nurses and unit staff
  • Assessing patients and providing episodic care
  • Communicating with the on-call Psychiatrist as necessary
  • Referring patients to the local ER as necessary

You Can Expect

  • Competitive compensation
  • Collaborative licensure agreement with the hospital’s medical director
  • Professional liability insurance
  • Private accommodations at the hospital

Key Responsibilities

Remain on hospital grounds during shifts, round on hospital units, consult with nurses and unit staff, and assess patients to provide episodic care. Communicate with the on-call psychiatrist as needed and refer patients to the local emergency room when necessary.

Requirements

The posting does not specify education, licensure, or experience requirements. The role is for Physician Assistants providing after-hours medical services in an inpatient psychiatric hospital.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentHospital RoundingNursing Staff ConsultationClinical CommunicationPsychiatric CareEmergency Referrals

Psychiatry — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 78% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Maine?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)40 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMaine index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Maine46 active4,641 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 78% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+1.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Liberty Healthcaresilver tier, 75/100Top Employers work-life index86 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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10
<$155k
9
$155k-180k
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$180k-205k
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$205k-230k
3
$230k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Relocation assistance
18%
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 67 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Liberty Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Professional liability insurance
Private accommodations at the hospital

Living in Bangor

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$282k
Typical market rent
$1,509/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.5
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Bangor, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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