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Connect with in-market physician assistants

Expa surfaces licensed physician assistants before they hit job boards, from new PA graduates to experienced clinicians seeking better specialty alignment, autonomy, or work-life balance.

50K+ licensed PAs • 95% with verified personal data

Problem

Demand for PAs is surging. Your pipeline isn't.

As healthcare systems expand access and physicians face burnout, PAs are filling critical gaps across every specialty. The result? Every hospital, clinic, and specialty group is competing for the same talent pool.

Same job boards, same candidates

PAs see dozens of generic offers weekly. Most are ignored. What resonates now isn't just pay. It's specialty fit, supervising physician relationship, procedural opportunities, and clear career progression.

Strong roles, weak differentiation

When every listing promises "collaborative environment" and "competitive pay," nothing stands out. PAs want specifics about patient panel, scope of practice, CME support, and whether they'll actually get the clinical autonomy advertised.

More outreach, fewer responses

Posting the same role on more platforms won't fix your pipeline. The best PAs aren't unresponsive, they're employed, selective, and exploring quietly. What works is identifying in-market intent and engaging with relevance.

Solution

Reach PAs before they're flooded with offers

Three strategies to surface PA talent early

New PA graduates

Connect with newly certified physician assistants entering the workforce, often before they've narrowed their specialty preference or committed to a region.

PAs exploring a specialty change

Identify practicing PAs showing signs of transition interest, from primary care to specialty, or seeking better work-life balance, procedure volume, or clinical mentorship.

Geographic and lifestyle matching

Find PAs with roots in your area: PA program alumni, military-trained PAs returning home, or providers with family ties looking to relocate.

AI that understands PA recruiting

Specialty and setting alignment:

Filter candidates by clinical focus (primary care, emergency medicine, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, or hospital medicine) and match to your practice needs.

Career stage matching:

Identify PAs seeking entry-level mentorship, mid-career growth, procedural skill development, or leadership opportunities, aligned with where your practice can deliver.

Convert site traffic into candidates:

Engage PAs browsing your careers page with 24/7 AI chat that qualifies based on specialty interest, schedule preferences, and relocation readiness.

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Expa

Do you have any open orthopedic surgery PA positions in San Diego?
We don't have any openings in San Diego at the moment, but we may have roles that fit what you're looking for. Mind sharing a bit more about what matters most in your next job?
I'm currently in primary care but want to break into ortho. I need a group willing to train me on first assists and joint injections.
Got it. There's actually a sports medicine group in La Jolla that mentors PAs transitioning into ortho that sounds like a strong fit. Want to hear more?
Specialties

Physician assistant specialties we support

Recruit physician assistants across these specialties with Expa

Acute Care

Addiction Medicine

Adolescent Medicine

Cosmetic Medicine

Anesthesiology

Bariatric Surgery

Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Critical Care

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology

Family Medicine

General Practice

Gastroenterology

General Surgery

Geriatrics

Gynecology

Hematology-Oncology

Palliative Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Infectious Disease

Internal Medicine

Interventional Radiology

Neonatal Medicine

Nephrology

Neurology

Neurosurgery

OB/GYN

Occupational Medicine

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedic Surgery

Otolaryngology

Pain Medicine

Pathology

Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatric Critical Care

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Pediatrics - General

PM&R

Plastic Surgery

Public Health

Psychiatry

Pulmonology

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

Rheumatology

Sleep Medicine

Sports Medicine

Transplant Surgery

Trauma Surgery

Urgent Care

Urology

Vascular Surgery

Wound Care

Success stories from the field

We needed an urgent care PA with EM experience and flexibility for evening shifts. Expa surfaced a PA three years out of school who was burned out in a high-volume ED and ready for better hours. Perfect fit. Hired in two weeks.

Carlos J., MBA

Operations Director • Urgent Care Network

Find PAs who want to grow clinically, not just fill shifts

Be proactive. Build a PA team that stays and thrives.

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