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Retained Recruitment for Physician Assistants

Physician Assistants are licensed clinicians who practice medicine under physician supervision across every specialty and setting. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $105,000 – $155,000
PAPA-CPhysician Associate
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What Does a Physician Assistant Do?

PAs examine patients, diagnose illnesses, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and perform procedures depending on specialty. They function as key extenders in busy physician practices.

What We Screen For

NCCPA certification, active state PA licensure, and experience in the target specialty. For surgical PA roles, OR experience and comfort with specific procedures is essential.

💡 Hiring Insight

PAs with surgical experience and subspecialty training are among the most competitive candidates in healthcare. Start your retained search early — the best PAs are often placed before a role is formally posted.

Typical Compensation
$105,000 – $155,000
Surgical specialties command significant premiums over primary care PA roles.
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Also Known As

PAPA-CPhysician Associate

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Every Day Without a Physician Assistant Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Physician Assistant — FAQ

Most Physician Assistant searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. PAs with surgical experience and subspecialty training are among the most competitive candidates in healthcare. Start your retained search early — the best PAs are often placed before a role is formally posted. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
NCCPA certification, active state PA licensure, and experience in the target specialty. For surgical PA roles, OR experience and comfort with specific procedures is essential.
Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Physician Assistant, where pas with surgical experience and subspecialty training are among the most competitive candidates in …, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Physician Assistant roles typically ranges from $105,000 – $155,000. Surgical specialties command significant premiums over primary care PA roles. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.
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