Looking for family practice physician assistant (PA) jobs? Barton Associates specializes in locum tenens family practice physician assistant jobs, with well over a decade of experience placing family practice physician assistants on short and long-term assignments throughout the US.
Locum tenens PA jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year.
Locum family practice physician assistants hold all the same qualifications as a permanent physician assistant, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility.
Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 75-day locum tenens assignment in North Carolina, starting Oct 6, 2025. The position offers a weekday schedule from 8 am to 5 pm, providing care to both pediatric and adult patients. This role requires handling a variety of cases, utilizing the Athenahealth EMR system, and demands a candidate...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 25-day locum tenens assignment in California, commencing on Sep 22, 2025. This position offers a day shift schedule from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Wednesday and Friday, with the first week dedicated to training. The role involves treating and diagnosing acute and chronic conditions within...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Physician Assistant for a 96-day locum tenens assignment in Maine, beginning on Oct 28, 2025. The role involves four ten-hour shifts from Tuesday to Friday, primarily focusing on outpatient primary care across diverse patient populations.Job DetailsLocation: MaineStart Date: Oct 28, 2025LOA: 96 daysProvider Type Needed: Family...
Location:ME
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a qualified Family Practice Physician Assistant for a locum tenens role in California. Starting Oct 6, 2025, this 120-day assignment involves standard shifts from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, focusing on chronic care management across a diverse patient panel. This role utilizes Epic EMR and requires board certification in Family Medicine.Job...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician Assistant for a single-day locum tenens assignment in North Carolina. This role, starting on Oct 16, 2025, involves conducting skin cancer screenings, identifying suspicious moles or lesions, and providing referrals. Each screening is designed to be approximately 10 minutes long, with shift hours from 9 AM...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 108-day locum tenens assignment in New York. Set to commence on Oct 13, 2025, this role involves a consistent schedule from Tuesday to Friday, 7am-5pm, allowing for a balanced work-life integration. The selected candidate will engage in a wide range of primary care duties, offering...
Location:NY
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an experienced Family Physician Assistant for a 120-day locum tenens assignment in Connecticut, starting Oct 6, 2025. This challenging role involves a full-time schedule, Monday through Friday, where you will manage a patient panel in a community health setting, focusing on under-served populations with complex health needs, including...
Location:CT
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Practice Physician Assistant for a rewarding locum tenens opportunity in Washington. This position is set to begin on Nov 3, 2025, and offers a 120-day contract, working Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The role involves managing a mix of complex chronic and low acuity cases with 20-minute clinic appointments.Job DetailsLocation:...
Location:WA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Family Physician Assistant for a 120-day locum tenens assignment in Vermont, starting Nov 17, 2025. This role includes a schedule of Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8am to 5pm, with extended hours on Wednesday until 7pm. The Physician Assistant will be responsible for managing a range of family medicine cases, utilizing Athenahealth...
Location:VT
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a skilled Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 48-day locum tenens assignment in California, beginning Sep 1, 2025. The role entails working Monday through Wednesday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, focusing on full-scope primary care in a clinic setting that serves all age groups and diverse patient needs, including LGBTQIA and geriatric...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Family Practice PAs earn an average salary of $124,000 per year, according to Medscape. Physician assistants in all specialties earn $134,000 a year.
Locum tenens family medicine physician assistants earn between $75 and $100 an hour, depending on a variety of factors relating to the assignment, facility, and the experience of the physician assistant.
Famly Practice Physician assistant employment is projected by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to grow 27 percent from 2022 to 2032. This number is significantly higher than the three percent growth projection for all occupations. U.S. News and World Report listed physician assistant as the number two most in-demand job across occupations for 2024.
Yes! Locum tenens is a great way to gain experience as a PA or to learn a new specialty. While some family medicine PA jobs require specific experience, others are open to physician assistants who meet all job qualifications.
The easiest way to find a job as a new PA graduate is to connect with a dedicated Barton recruiter, who can find you an open job that matches your experience and skill set.
Check out our tips for finding work as a new physician assistant grad.
Yes! Barton Associates offers free comprehensive malpractice insurance to all locum tenens physician assistants who work with us. Our claims-made insurance is furnished by an “A”-rated insurance company and includes tail coverage for all providers. Learn more about our PA malpractice insurance here.