Physician Assistant / Northwest Physicians Group

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging & rewarding work

Competitive compensation

Excellent health plans

401(K) with company match

Job summary

Northwest Physicians Group in Amarillo, Texas, affiliated with Universal Health Services, is seeking a Physician Assistant for a full-time role providing a full scope of specialty services to its patient population across the group’s facilities.

The Provider will exercise independent medical judgment in patient care, adhere to all policies, and ensure respectful, nondiscriminatory treatment for all patients regardless of race, religion, gender, or payment ability.

Qualifications

• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) credential required.
• Current license or permit to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas and maintain throughout employment
• Knowledge of Medical Staff Bylaws, Rule and Regulations
• BLS from the American Heart Association upon hire and maintain throughout employment

Responsibilities

• Provide a full scope of specialty services to patients at the facilities.
• Perform all duties and services within the scope of the provider's specialty and experience.
• Exercise independent medical judgment in providing care and treatment to patients.
• Be courteous and respectful of patients' rights and dignity and work cooperatively with administrative staff.
• Abide by all Group policies and procedures and ensure non-discrimination in care and payment.

Skills

PA-C certification

BLS certification

Education

Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)

Job description

Responsibilities

About Northwest Physicians Group formed in 2013 with a focus towards population health management. The group has grown to a network of over 40 providers serving patients at numerous primary, specialty, and urgent care locations in and around Amarillo, Texas. Northwest Physicians Group is affiliated with Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 495-bed system acute care hospital that serves approximately 650,000 residents of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region. The system provides acute care services including cardiac, pediatric, women’s, emergency, surgical and behavioral healthcare.

ABOUT NORTHWEST PHYSICIANS GROUP

Northwest Physicians Group formed in 2013 with a focus towards population health management. The group has grown to a network of over 40 providers serving patients at numerous primary, specialty, and urgent care locations in and around Amarillo, Texas. Northwest Physicians Group is affiliated with Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 495-bed system acute care hospital that serves approximately 650,000 residents of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region. The system provides acute care services including cardiac, pediatric, women’s, emergency, surgical and behavioral healthcare.

POSITION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

POSITION SUMMARY

As a full-time employee, Provider will provide a full scope of Specialty services to Group's patients at the Facilities. Provider shall perform all duties and services under Group's general constraints that require Provider to infringe the ethics of the medical profession, violate any law, or practice outside Provider's Specialty and experience. Provider retains the right to exercise Provider's independent medical judgement in providing care and treatment to patients. Provider shall be courteous and respectful of the rights and dignity of patients with whom he/she comes into contact and shall work cooperatively with Group's administrative staff. Provider shall abide by all Group policies and procedures, as adopted and updated from time to time. Provider shall provide services to all patients regarless of their race, sexual preference, religion, gender, or ability or inability to pay and any other class protected by law.

Independence Physician Management (IPM), a subsidiary of UHS, was formed in 2012 as the physician services unit of UHS. IPM develops and manages multi-specialty physician networks and urgent care clinics which align with UHS acute care facilities. It also provides select services for the Behavioral Health division of UHS. Through continuing growth, IPM operates in 11 markets across six states and the District of Columbia. Our leadership team, practitioners, and teams of healthcare professionals are collectively dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people in the communities we serve.

As a Northwest Physicians Group employee you will be part of a first class organization offering:

• A Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match

ABOUT UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSE, TRAINING & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS (IF APPLICABLE)

• Certified Physican Assistant (PA-C)
• Current license or permit topractice professional nursing in the state of Texas and maintain throughout employment
• Knowledge of Medical Staff Bylaws, Rule and Regulations
• BLS from the American Heart Association upon hire and maintain throughout employment

EEO STATEMENT

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.