Physician Assistant - Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery - Locum
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Contract · on-site
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
We are seeking a Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant for locum coverage in TN
- ASAP - Ongoing
- Scheduled Clinic Hours + Call
- EMR: Cerner
- TN license required
We provide excellent weekly compensation, cover all travel expenses, offer A+ rated malpractice Insurance, and streamline credentialing and licensure processes. For more information, email, call, or text: Nicole@JETTMedicalStaffing.com or 912-600-1112.
JETT Medical Staffing is a Physician assistant-owned medical staffing agency focusing on Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers for Permanent and Locum Placement Nationwide. Checkout our website at JETTMedicalStaffing.com to learn more about our jobs or to sign up for more information.
JMS3090
Key Responsibilities
Provide cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery coverage in a clinical setting. Responsibilities include scheduled clinic hours and participating in on-call rotations.
Requirements
Must hold a valid Tennessee Physician Assistant license. Experience in cardiovascular or cardiothoracic surgery is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score
Above average in Surgery (PA)
- On-site
- Includes call
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $142k
- Typical market rent
- $1,232/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.