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Neurosurgery Physician Assistant (PBMC)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121K - $212K

The week · per this posting

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
  • Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
  • Current BLS certification, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Performs clinical functions including patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and daily rounds within a neurosurgery setting. Collaborates with the medical team to manage patient care plans, interpret diagnostic tests, and provide discharge instructions.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree and graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program. Must hold a current New York State PA license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningMedical documentationLaboratory test interpretationDiagnostic test interpretationPrescription managementPatient educationCare coordinationNeurosurgery support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurosurgery Physician Assistant (PBMC) at Northwell a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 381 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Northwell ranks #3 of 14 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k 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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