Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery
Listed compensation
$118k-$128k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Overview
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, GlenOaks, Hinsdale and La Grange hospitals are affiliated with UChicago Medicine, one of the top academic medical centers in the country. We are also part of AdventHealth, a unified health system with over 50 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout 9 states.
Responsibilities
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth is seeking a highly motivated Physician Assistant to join our growing neurosurgery team. The PA will play a critical role in delivering high-quality, comprehensive care to patients with complex neurological and spine disorders. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, assisting in both surgical and non-surgical management. The responsibilities include outpatient clinic twice per week, in-hospital rounds, and surgical assist in neurosurgical cases.
The ideal candidate will join a collaborative team comprised of 4 Neurosurgeons and 4 Advanced Practice Providers.
· Perform comprehensive patient evaluations, including history-taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing interpretation for neurosurgery consults
· Assist in the management of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative neurosurgery patients
· Surgical first assist in the operating room for neurosurgery cases
· Full Time; 5 days per week plus one weekend per month of Neurosurgery call
· Outpatient clinic weekly
· Weekend call coverage, with Attending, one weekend per month
· Weekly schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm
· Annual Salary: $118K - $128K
Qualifications
Qualifications:
· Licensed as a Physician Assistant in Illinois or eligible for licensure
· Certification as a Physician Assistant
· Surgical First Assist certification required
· Experience in Neurosurgery, preferred
· Surgical experience is preferred, but motivated candidates are encouraged to apply
· Strong clinical decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills
· Commitment to providing compassionate, evidence-based care
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$123k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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