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Physician Assistant - Joliet, IL

Physician Assistant Above average in Family Medicine (PA)No weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 27m ago · Verified live

Job Description

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Premise's mission is to help people get, stay, and be well. We hope you will join us in our mission and experience why amazing health starts with amazing healthcare. For more information, visit www.premisehealth.com.

As a Full Time Physician Assistant, you'll provide care to client employees and their dependents in our Health Center located in Joliet, IL.

Schedule

40 Hours Per Week

Mon & Wed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm; Tue, Thu & Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed Daily for lunch 1-hour Required to Work 1 Late Shift

What You’ll Do

  • Conducts physical exams and preventive health measures per guidelines and approved agreements.
  • Performs procedures such as injections, suturing, wound care, and infection management.
  • Develops patient care plans, records progress, and ensures continuity of care.
  • Educates patients on treatment plans, health maintenance, growth and development.
  • Orders and interprets diagnostic tests to assess clinical conditions.
  • Collaborates with physicians and healthcare teams for comprehensive care.
  • Prescribes or recommends treatments, including medications and therapies.
  • Refers patients to specialists or physicians as needed.
  • Maintains patient health records to ensure accurate and up-to-date documentation and records.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

What You’ll Bring

  • Maintains state licenses/certifications to practice.
  • Maintains Board of Pharmacy Prescribing License (if applicable).
  • Current NCCPA national certification required.
  • Degree from ARC-PA accredited program.
  • Federal DEA license (matching each state of practice as applicable).

Current certification with hands-on training in AHA, ARC or equivalent Basic Life Support for health care providers is required; Advanced Cardiac Life Support may also be required based on contract scope of services.

At least three years of clinical experience as a Physician Assistant in an ambulatory care, occupational health, family practice or emergency department setting.

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will conduct physical exams, perform medical procedures, and develop patient care plans in a clinical setting. They will also collaborate with healthcare teams to interpret diagnostic tests and manage patient treatment plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree from an ARC-PA accredited program and possess current NCCPA national certification. At least three years of clinical experience in an ambulatory, occupational, family practice, or emergency setting is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical documentationMedication prescription

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Joliet, IL at Vet Jobs a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 636 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 70% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 38 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
79%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Family Medicine (PA)

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Joliet

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,668/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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