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Our client in NC is actively seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 90-day assignment starting Jul 20, 2026. This role involves managing urgent care cases, adults and pediatric procedures, including lac repair, ear irrigation, and other minor procedures, with shifts scheduled from 8A-8P.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide comprehensive urgent...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Neurological Surgery Physician Assistant for an 84-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, commencing Jan 4, 2027. This vital role involves providing care in a trauma setting, managing admissions and discharges, conducting consultations, and offering OR first assist duties if desired, primarily during 7p-7a shifts.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 7, 2026. This role involves managing high-volume patient care as a sole provider, treating both adult and pediatric patients, with a schedule of 12-hour weekday shifts and 8-hour weekend shifts.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide high-quality care...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Physician Assistant - Surgery - General for a 90-day assignment in North Carolina. This role offers a M-F 5x8 schedule from 7a to 330p, starting Oct 7, 2026. The position primarily involves rounding on post-surgical patients, seeing in-patient consults for facial trauma, and providing telehealth consults for outside institutions.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Trauma Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in NC is seeking a Surgical Oncology Physician Assistant for a 120-day assignment starting Nov 1, 2026. This role involves covering an inpatient floor census of 10-15 patients, seeing patients in clinic, and supporting three surgeons with primarily pre-operative and post-operative care, with shifts scheduled from 7a to 3p.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Oncology - Medical
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in North Carolina is actively seeking a dedicated Cardiology Physician Assistant for a challenging 48-day locum tenens assignment, commencing Sep 1, 2026. This vital role involves comprehensive daily rounds on general cardiology service line patients, performing new consults, and managing admissions through discharge. Responsibilities include...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a Cardiology Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, starting Jul 1, 2026. This role involves comprehensive patient care from 7p-7a, focusing on daily rounds for cardiology patients, meticulous documentation including progress notes and H&Ps, ordering necessary tests and medications, and performing...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 21, 2026. The role involves managing urgent care cases for adult and pediatric patients, including performing various minor procedures. Shifts will cover weekdays from 8 AM to 8 PM and weekends from 8 AM to 4 PM.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a skilled Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant for a 90-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Nov 16, 2026. The client requires a provider capable of standard 5-day shifts and night shifts. Responsibilities include endoscopic vein harvesting, first assisting in various cardiac procedures like CABG’s, robotic cases, open and...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiothoracic Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant for a 56-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Nov 2, 2026. The role involves collaborating closely with CT and Vascular Surgeons on 7a-3/4p shifts, managing a diverse range of surgical cases, and potentially mentoring new advanced practice providers.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
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 and travel 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.
In North Carolina, the average PA salary is $123,860 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
PAs must practice under the supervision of a licensed physician. In general, PAs in North Carolina have advanced practice authority. Advanced authority means that PAs can practice to the full extent of their medical education, but they still must comply with administrative requirements.
In North Carolina, PAs are required to fulfill 50 CE hours every two years.
The employment for PAs is expected to grow 27% between 2022 to 2032. This is much faster than other jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are 12,200 openings for PAs every year, over the course of the decade.
The highest paid PA specialty is cardiovascular surgery at $152,500 annually, according to the American Academy of Physician Associates.
