Neurosurgery Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job ID: L-NP-73781
- Profession: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
- Specialty: NP/PA - Neurosurgery
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm (4x10s)
- Call Schedule: Sat & Sun, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm; 12-hr calls only
- Not more than once a month
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 20 minutes
- Physicians in Practice: 4
- Mid-levels in Practice: 3
- Lab & X-ray Onsite: Yes
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 10 patients
- Patient Demographics: Adults only
- Admissions: 4
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
- Phone Consults: Yes
Facility Information
- EMR: Epic
- Support Staff: RNs: 4, MAs: 4, PA/NPs: 3, Office Staff: 4
- No. of Exam Rooms: 12
- No. of Beds: 181 (12 beds in the dept)
Privileges & Compliance
Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Job Requirements
- Board: BC
- Licenses: Licensed in WA or IMLC
- DEA: Yes
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Experience
Experienced Neurosurgery NP/PA; First-assist would be a bonus but not necessary.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient neurosurgery coverage for assigned patients
- Round on patients in the morning and be available for beeper call
- Work 4x10-hour shifts per week (Monday-Friday, 7am-5pm)
- Provide occasional weekend call coverage (Saturday and Sunday, 7am-7pm)
- First assist in surgery (preferred but not required)
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient neurosurgery coverage, including daily rounding on assigned patients and responding to beeper calls. Perform surgical first-assist duties and manage patient admissions within a clinical setting.
Requirements
Must be a board-certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a valid Washington state license or IMLC. Experience in neurosurgery is required, with BLS and ACLS certifications.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurosurgery Physician Assistant at Adelphi Staffing a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 370 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Seattle
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $881k
- Typical market rent
- $2,234/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.