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Rochester Regional Health
Rochester, New York

Physician Assistant - Vascular Surgery

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$150k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

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Job Description

As a Physician Assistant, your strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and commitment to patient-centered care will support the delivery of high-quality care. In this role, you will provide care in the clinic, round on inpatient patients, respond to consults, and serve as a first assist in the operating room as part of the Vascular team.

  • STATUS: Full-Time
  • LOCATION: Rochester General Hospital
  • DEPARTMENT: Vascular Surgery
  • SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday; Call Expectations; Weekend Rotation

Highlights/Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Malpractice with tail coverage
  • CME Funding
  • Generous vacation, in addition to 5 paid days for CME

Retirement and Defined Pension Plan

Additionally, the Rochester/Western NY area offers a low cost of living, nationally recognized schools and higher education. The area offers a multitude of cultural, recreational, shopping, professional/collegiate sports venues and activities for the outdoor enthusiast.

  • ATTRIBUTES
  • Compassionate, warm and patient focused
  • Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Patient Satisfaction. Interacts on a frequent, regular and daily basis with patients, family members, medical/social/public services support, regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy, understanding, problem-solving, education, information gathering, process influencing and counseling.

Medication & Orders. Prescribe medication, write orders, perform procedures and respond to emergency and/or immediate condition changes of acute, critically ill patients.

Documentation. Obtain complete, detailed and accurate patient histories, review patient records, perform physical exams, record all pertinent data to develop comprehensive medical status, diagnosis and clinical treatment plan for all assigned patients.

Education

BS: Physician Assistant (Required)

Licenses / Certifications

PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), RPA - Registered Physician Assistant - New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Physical Requirements

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Pay Range

$100,000.00 - $150,000.00

City

Rochester

Postal CODE

14621

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant studies and possess both PA-C and RPA certifications. The role requires strong clinical judgment, exceptional documentation skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Vascular surgery assistanceInpatient roundingConsultation responsePrescribing medicationPatient history takingPatient educationEmergency response

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution37 jobs · 31 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
17%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Rochester Regional Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Rochester, New York
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Malpractice with tail coverage
CME Funding
Generous vacation
5 paid days for CME
Retirement and defined pension plan