Physician Assistant – Wake Emergency Physicians, PA

Overview

Wake Emergency Physicians, PA (WEPPA) is an independent group of over 150 board-certified emergency medicine physicians and over 135 advanced practice providers in Raleigh, NC. WEPPA staffs several emergency departments in neighboring Johnston, Nash, Granville, Wayne and Lenoir counties, plus eight emergency departments within the WakeMed Health and Hospital system in Raleigh. We currently staff two emergency departments within the Johnston UNC Health Care system in Clayton and Smithfield, and emergency departments at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, UNC Health Wayne Emergency Department in Goldsboro, UNC Health Lenoir Emergency Department in Kinston, and Granville Medical Center in Oxford. The staffing environments range from rural centers and freestanding emergency departments to a large Level 1 Trauma Center with many providers across multiple areas.

Along with growth, we’ve developed our Physician Assistant program into an advanced, supportive, learning-rich environment with the goal of training highly skilled PAs interested in a career in emergency medicine.

If you have a genuine passion for emergency medicine and are looking to work in a supportive environment that helps foster your career development, we want to hear from you. We hire physician assistants and physicians to staff specific hospital systems, and location-specific needs change often. We are currently looking for physician assistants to join our growing team.

Responsibilities (implied in role)

The description indicates staffing and clinical coverage across multiple EDs as part of a collaborative team within hospital systems. Specific duties are not enumerated in the original text.

Qualifications (implied)

The description references physician assistants and physicians; it implies board-certified or eligible status in emergency medicine contexts and the ability to work across multiple facilities. No explicit formal qualifications are enumerated in the original text.

Benefits and compensation

WEPPA offers full-time physician assistants a competitive salary with generous incentives and a benefits package, including Medical Plans with options (one with a $2,400 annual HSA contribution or a PPO plan), Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care FSA, $3,000 CE allowance, CE hours for WEPPA CE conferences, Paid Time Off (PTO), a 401k plan with Profit Sharing, and relocation reimbursement up to $7,500 for those who qualify. Sign-on bonuses may be available for specific locations.

Application and contact

If you would like to apply, please visit the WEPPA careers site at for more information and to apply.