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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Burlington, Massachusetts

Neurosurgery- BE/BC Physiatrist (Per Diem)

SurgeryNo callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$200-$230/hr

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description

Neurosurgery- BE/BC Physiatrist (Per Diem)

  • Location: Lahey Clinic | Burlington
  • Department: Division of Neurosurgery / Lahey Spine Center
  • Employment Type: Per Diem (No Call Required)

Role Overview

Join the Department of Neurosurgery at Lahey Clinic as a per diem BE/BC Physiatrist to support our comprehensive trauma and spine programs. This position focuses on spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, including prognostic evaluations and assessments for patients with acute spinal cord injuries at our Level I Trauma Center in Burlington, MA.

You will provide coverage and support for our full-time, active physiatrist within a renowned, physician-directed, multidisciplinary practice.

Key Details & Qualifications

Specialty: Interventional Spine / Pain Medicine / SCI Rehabilitation

Credentials Required

  • BE/BC in subspecialty of Pain Medicine through ABPMR or ABA
  • ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship in Pain or Interventional Spine
  • Clinical Focus: Comfort with complex spinal cord injury evaluations and prognostic care
  • Schedule: Per Diem – No Call

About Clinic

  • Level I Trauma Center & UMass Chan-affiliated teaching hospital (317 beds)
  • Integrated healthcare network with 500+ physicians fostering a highly collegial, collaborative environment

Location Highlights: Located in Burlington, MA—17 miles northwest of Boston with easy access to New England’s beaches, lakes, and mountains, top-tier schools, and rich cultural activities.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.

All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

Pay Range

$200.00 - $230.00

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

Provide per diem coverage and support for the full-time physiatrist in the Neurosurgery and Spine Center programs. Conduct evaluations and prognostic assessments for patients with acute spinal cord injuries at a Level I Trauma Center.

Requirements

Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in a relevant subspecialty of Pain Medicine through ABPMR or ABA. An ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pain or Interventional Spine and comfort with complex spinal cord injury evaluations and prognostic care are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Spinal Cord Injury RehabilitationComplex Spine CareMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurosurgery- BE/BC Physiatrist (Per Diem) at Beth Israel Lahey Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,206 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 95% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in surgeryranked against 1,206 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$423k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Massachusetts14 active1,248 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 95% no call · 78% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Surgery pay trend−11.1% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,206 Surgery listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

No call
Per diem flexibility
Level I Trauma Center
Academic affiliation

Living in Burlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$812k
Typical market rent
$3,153/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.