I see you are in Georgia, as I am. I am a nurse practitioner so am familiar more with our practice. That being said..if you are going to be using them in a remote place where you are not on site, you probably want to go with an NP. I know that we practice under our own license where a PA would practice under yours. There are no restrictions on having a physician on site and in some cases, like mine, we have our own practices. In Georgia, at least, I think a physician has to be on site... I am sorry I do not know the requirements for PAs but the ability to "autonomously" might be more of what you are looking for?
I think paying per patient would be fine.. at least if it were me looking for a job... I think the going rate for NPs is $40-$50 an hour (I am in rural NE Georgia) may be a little higher in more urban areas.
Hope this helps!
