Surgical Physician Assistant
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
The Surgical Physician Assistant will provide care to surgery patients under the direction of a variety of surgery specialists. Neurosurgery and/or critical care Physician Assistant
Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow up and outcome evaluation.
Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree required
Graduate from an accredited PA program
License Physician Assistant
current BLS certification, required
Key Responsibilities
The Surgical Physician Assistant provides comprehensive care to surgery patients, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment under the direction of specialists. They also participate in performance improvement, research, and educational initiatives within the clinical setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 64% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New York index 107.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in New York | 85 active | 373 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 64% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York Physician Assistant listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment588 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #6 of 6 specialties | postings stay open a median 41 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 107 postings, 230 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 757 in the last 30 days | 469 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $875k
- Typical market rent
- $4,089/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.