Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$80/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.
The first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open-heart surgery, and the first to develop a cardiac catheterization program, Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures. Learn more at smmcnj.com.
Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the practice. The position requires excellent internal and external business office relations, supervision and leadership.
Effectively interacts with patients, and other staff, while maintaining standards of professional services, medical care and attention to detail. The position also requires excellent internal and external communication and people skills and clinical skills (lab draws, vital, injections, etc.).
Qualifications
- EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
- 1. Current and valid PA License
2. Current BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
3. Bilingual preferred; but not required
Pay Transparency
Saint Michaels Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $80.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status: Per Diem
Shift: Variable
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 40 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 53% have no call, 75% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $166k | Family Medicine PA median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)45 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$153k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 18% remote · 53% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US physician assistant listings (all specialties): 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine PA hiring demand | #2 of 6 specialties | postings stay open a median 52 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 409 postings, 124 closed |
| New Family Medicine PA listings | 182 in the last 30 days | 301 the 30 days before (−40%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Family Medicine PA pay trend | +5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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