Physician Assistant - 1st assist (Robotic, Acute Care, Thoracic, Vascular, IR, Bariatric, GYN, plastics): Variable Shift.
Listed compensation
$121k-$212k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
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Key Responsibilities
Provide first assistant support for a variety of surgical specialties including robotic, thoracic, vascular, and bariatric procedures. Assist in acute care settings and perform clinical duties across multiple surgical disciplines.
Requirements
Requires certification as a Physician Assistant with relevant clinical experience in surgical assisting. Must be capable of working variable shifts in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 86% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.8% 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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Living in Valley Stream
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $755k≈ 6.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,919/mo≈ 29% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 41 min
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.