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New York, New York

Supervisor Surgery Sub Specialty Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$140k-$245k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Supervises and coordinates the staff and daily operations. Interprets, communicates, and implements policies and procedures; analyzes efficiency, quality of care, and compliance. Acts as liaison with related departments, keeps current with related legislative issues, and performs duties of a physician assistant, as needed.

Job Responsibility

  • Interprets, communicates and implements policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance among Advanced Clinical Providers
  • Oversees the quality assurance initiatives for the department.
  • Acts as liaison with associated departments to maintain and improve volume, quality, and revenue generation.
  • Acts as liaison with Advanced Clinical Provider to provide teaching resources.
  • Assists in developing and implementing curriculum for Advanced Clinicial Provider training in compliance with professional, regulatory, and legislative requirements.
  • Stays up to date on current legislation.
  • Performs the duties of a Advanced Clinical Provider including the handling of more complex, technical cases, as needed.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • and 4-6 years of technical experience and 0-2 years of leadership / management experience, 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

Supervises and coordinates daily clinical operations while ensuring compliance with policies and quality assurance standards. Acts as a liaison between departments and performs advanced physician assistant duties as needed.

Requirements

Requires a current New York State Physician Assistant license and NCCPA certification. Candidates must have 4-6 years of technical experience and 0-2 years of leadership experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

SurgeryStaff SupervisionPolicy ImplementationUrologyENTRegulatory ComplianceCurriculum DevelopmentTechnical Case Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Supervisor Surgery Sub Specialty Physician Assistant 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 369 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 84% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% 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 ~$193k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $179k 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
54%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.9this job 6.6
Among the best 10% of Surgery (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 369 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 6.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 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.