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New York

Physician Assistant-Orthopedic Surgery (Part Time)

Physician AssistantPart-Time

Listed compensation

$121k-$212k

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 6mo ago

Job description

Join Northwell as a Physician Assistant – Orthopedic Surgery (Part-Time) in New York. Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $121,200 - $212,100/year

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Northwell as a Physician Assistant – Orthopedic Surgery (Part-Time).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs technical procedures for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation, while also participating in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Key duties include taking histories, performing exams, writing orders, interpreting results, conferring with physicians, and managing discharge summaries and patient instructions.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree and be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program (ARC-PA). Required credentials include current licensure by the New York State Department of Education, NCCPA Certification, and current BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentPatient HistoriesPhysical ExaminationsPlan of Care DocumentationPatient Rounds

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Northwell holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 462 active listings.

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 62% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% 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 ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k 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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Annual compensation range

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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

1.5/ 10
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