Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantPer Diem

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.

Posted 29m ago · Verified live

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

Patient managementClinical supervisionVital signs monitoring

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).

Family Medicine PA by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166kFamily Medicine PA median $128k (middle half $110k–$155k)45 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$153k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 53% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 52 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 409 postings, 124 closed
New Family Medicine PA listings182 in the last 30 days301 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 298 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k
Typical market rent
$2,111/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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