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Physician Assistant – Endovascular Neurosurgery

Physician Assistant Top 10% in Surgery (PA)Full-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Work Schedule

100% FTE, 8-10 hour shifts, Monday – Thursday, core hours being between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm or 12:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Friday daytime core hours, such as 7:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Be part of something remarkable.

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our inpatient and ambulatory care teams by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.

We Are Seeking a Physician Assistant To

  • Provide care to adult neuroendovascular surgery patients in an inpatient, outpatient, and operating room setting.
  • Coordinate/manage/triage neurosurgery patients.
  • Round independently and with the neurosurgery provider team.
  • Perform routine clinical procedures independently as outlined in practice agreements/scope of practice including: endovascular neurosurgery first assistance, Intraoperative monitoring, Minor invasive procedures (e. g. sutures, blood draws, lumbar punctures), spinal pump adjustments, and removal of spinal stabilization devices, reprogramming of CSF shunts, and shunt taps.

Education

  • Minimum – Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program.

Licenses and Certifications

Minimum – State of Wisconsin PA Licensure

  • Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
  • Active PA board certification

All Physician Assistant Applicants Must Have*

  • Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire.
  • Active license or eligibility to obtain active licensure in state of practice. This may include licensing in Wisconsin and other state(s) of practice.

Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging

UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.

It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

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UW Medical Foundation Benefits

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive care to adult neuroendovascular surgery patients across inpatient, outpatient, and operating room settings. Responsibilities include independent rounding, patient triage, and performing specialized clinical procedures such as spinal pump adjustments and shunt taps.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited PA program and active PA board certification. Candidates must hold a valid Wisconsin PA license with prescriptive authority and a DEA license.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

SuturingCSF Shunt ReprogrammingInpatient CarePatient Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant – Endovascular Neurosurgery at UW Health 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 381 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

UW Health ranks #10 of 15 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 12.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Surgery (PA)

Living in Madison

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$433k
Typical market rent
$1,616/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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