Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine
Rochester Regional Health · Rochester, NY
Posted October 17, 2026
Unity Hospital (Greece) · 1555 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY, US, 14626
- Pay: $100,000 – $150,000 per year
- Employment: Full Time
- Location: Unity Hospital (Greece)
- Rochester Regional Health Job ID: REQ_240728
Summary
As an Emergency Department Physician Assistant with Rochester Regional Health, you are shaping the future of healthcare in central and western New York and making the lives of our patients better, easier and healthier. Join us and be part of a health system that truly improves the lives of individuals and communities. Take the opportunity to do something remarkable every single day.
Status: Full Time
Location: Unity Hospital
Department: Emergency Department
Schedule: Nights, 7:00pm - 7:00am; 12 shifts per month with typically every third weekend coverage
Highlights/Benefits
- Competitive Compensation: Base salary starting at $120,000, with experienced candidates eligible to earn up to $156,000, plus a 15% night shift premium.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision and other benefit offerings
- Malpractice with tail coverage
- CME funding and 5 paid CME days annually
Attributes
- Prior experience as a Physician Assistant preferred
- Compassionate, warm and patient focused
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Patient Satisfaction: Interacts on a frequent, regular and daily basis with patients, family members, medical/social/public services support, regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy, understanding, problem-solving, education, information gathering, process influencing and counseling.
- Medication & Orders: Prescribes drugs, devices and immunizing agents according to policy and practice agreement.
- Collaboration: Performs therapeutic and corrective measures within area of expertise in collaboration with other health team members.
Education
- BS: Physician Assistant (Required)
Licenses/certifications
- PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Employer
Rochester Regional Health
Rochester Regional Health is an integrated health system serving Western New York, the Finger Lakes and the North Country. It cares for more than 570,000 patients across communities from Rochester and Batavia to Clifton Springs, Newark and St. Lawrence County.
The Rochester Regional Health system:
- Rochester General Hospital, the system's flagship, and Unity Hospital in Greece
- United Memorial Medical Center (Batavia), Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, and Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur hospitals in St. Lawrence County
- The Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, Lipson Cancer Institute, primary and specialty care practices, urgent care, ElderONE (PACE) and behavioral health services across the region
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Rochester Regional Health:
- Named one of Becker's Top 150 Health Systems to Work For
- Physician-led governance and leadership, with teaching opportunities through residency programs at Rochester General, Unity and United Memorial
- Published pay ranges on every position, with sign-on bonuses and relocation on many roles
- Fully covered malpractice, CME time and allowance, generous PTO, and 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans
- An affordable region with Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes, Letchworth State Park and the Adirondacks close by