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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
Our client in North Carolina is seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 30-day assignment starting Sep 24, 2026. This part-time role involves shifts from 8 AM to 1 PM, primarily focused on conducting skin cancer screenings and identifying suspicious lesions for referral to primary care physicians.Responsibilities and DutiesConduct...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in North Carolina is seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 25-day assignment, beginning Sep 28, 2026. This role is crucial for providing general primary care and maintaining the onsite health of a factory workforce, with a commitment of approximately 22 hours per week.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide comprehensive...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
Our client in North Carolina is seeking a dedicated Pediatric Hospitalist Physician Assistant for a 120-day assignment starting Dec 1, 2026. This role involves 14-hour night shifts, from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., focusing on accepting and admitting patients, cross-covering floor and Hospital at Home cases, and providing virtual ED consults to regional sites.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Pediatric Hospitalist
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 2-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 21, 2026. The role involves 8a-5p shifts, seeing a diverse patient population including both pediatric and adult cases, and performing typical family medicine procedures.Responsibilities and DutiesSee family medicine cases.Perform typical...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking an Urgent Care Physician Assistant for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Aug 26, 2026. This role involves providing high-volume urgent care for adult and pediatric patients (6 months and up) as the sole provider, with typical shifts being 12 hours on weekdays and 8 hours on weekends. Key duties include performing minor procedures...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Neurocritical Care Physician Assistant for a 91-day assignment in North Carolina, beginning Dec 26, 2026. This role involves providing critical care within a trauma center's Neuroscience ICU service, with a schedule of 12-hour shifts (7a-7p and 7p-7a) to ensure comprehensive 24/7 patient care. You will collaborate closely...
Location:NC
Specialty:Neurocritical Care
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Physician Assistant for a 50-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, starting Sep 14, 2026. This role involves delivering comprehensive general primary care for the onsite health of a factory, managing a range of acute and chronic cases including coughs, flus, hypertension, and diabetes, and conducting...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Physician Assistant
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
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.
