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Staten Island, New York

Cardiothoracic Surgery Supervisor Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$140k-$245k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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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

  • Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.
  • Current License to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State,
  • and Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
  • OR Master of Science required.
  • 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.
  • OR Master’s Degree in clinical nursing practice. Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.  CNS certification in applicable specialty practice areas: Adult Health, Oncology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry/Mental Health by a national certification organization (ANCC, AACN or ONCC), 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

The supervisor coordinates daily operations and staff while ensuring compliance with policies and quality of care standards. They also act as a liaison between departments and perform advanced clinical duties as needed.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant clinical field and possess current New York State licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Additionally, 4-6 years of technical experience and 0-2 years of leadership experience are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Cardiothoracic SurgeryStaff SupervisionClinical OperationsPolicy ImplementationRegulatory CompliancePatient CareLegislative ComplianceTechnical Case ManagementAdvanced Clinical Practice

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Northwell ranks #2 of 13 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.6% 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 ~$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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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
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.

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