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Bay Shore, New York

Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery, Full Time

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$72.5664-$100.0685/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Northwell as a Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery, Full Time in Bay Shore, New York. Neurosurgery and/or critical care experience OR critical care fellowship preferred. Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and outcome evaluation.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $72.57 - $100.07/hour.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Northwell as a Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery, Full Time.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs clinical functions including patient assessments, physical examinations, and daily rounds within neurosurgery and critical care units. They are responsible for initiating care plans, ordering diagnostic tests, and managing patient discharge processes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program. Required credentials include a New York State LPA license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnostic TestingPatient RoundsMedication ManagementDischarge PlanningClinical DocumentationPerformance ImprovementResearchPatient Education

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% 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 ~$180k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $166k 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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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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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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