Is It Possible to Hold Multiple Physician Assistant Jobs?

With about seventy-five thousand physician assistantclinic or public schools
jobs filled during 2008, and the increasing demand for- your position is only part-time and you want to also
people qualified to do these jobs, it is still possible todo the same work through the military as a reservist
hold more than one. In fact, about fifteen percent ofThe reality is that only half of the existing physician
PA work in more than one PA job at a time. Theassistant jobs are held in doctor's offices or clinics.
reasons for this should be looked at first before youMany other positions are also available part-time
consider accepting more than one.through hospitals, specialized clinics, outpatient type
These jobs are very lucrative and constantly growingcenters, health organizations, government departments,
with new technology and methods for treatment, notprivate colleges/universities and surgical units. In larger
all of these jobs are full-time. Therefore it is notorganizations, depending on the patient load and the
uncommon for practicing physician assistants to havedoctor that is supervising, especially if that doctor is a
to currently take on two positions, whether with theconsultant or takes special patient referrals, some
same doctor or by assisting two. However, there arepositions may be full-time. However, as the demand
other ways that you can hold down more than one offor physician assistants continues to grow dramatically,
these jobs:finding part-time positions where it is possible for you
- the position is only part-time and you want to workto do more than one physician assistant job may
on call for whichever doctor needs you locallybecome harder as doctors and surgeons are
- your position is only part-time and you can getstretched even further by patient demands.
part-time work with a medical training centre, private