Physician Assistant - Primary Care
Listed compensation
$128k-$162k
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
SUMMARY: Provide high quality care and medical services to patients and their families, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.
The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluates sick, urgent care, transitional care and primary care patients Performs annual physical exams as needed Educates patients on maintaining proper health Evaluates, makes recommendations, co-manages and treats patients' medical needs Participates in an interdisciplinary team providing care and coordination of our patients, ensuring the highest level of care MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Pay Range
$127,504.00-$161,782.40
EEO Statement
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Location: 501 Centerville Road - N/A Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Work Type
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Work Shift
Day
Daily Hours
8 hours
Driving Required
No
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will provide high-quality medical care, including the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases for patients. They will also perform physical exams, educate patients on health maintenance, and participate in an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
Requirements
The role requires a qualified Physician Assistant capable of evaluating sick and primary care patients. Candidates must demonstrate core success factors such as trust, collaboration, and a strong patient and community focus.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Primary Care at Brown Medicine a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 468 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Brown Medicine ranks #4 of 11 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 78% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- No nights
- On-site
Living in Providence
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k≈ 3.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,213/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.8
- State income tax
- Up to 6%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.