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Staten Island, New York

Neurology Physician Assistant Day Night Eve Weekend Holiday as needed

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67.1146-$95.5702/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • 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

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, 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.
  • Current BLS certification, 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 Physician Assistant performs patient assessments, physical examinations, and daily rounds to initiate and manage care plans. They are responsible for ordering diagnostic tests, interpreting results, and coordinating with the medical team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. A current New York State Physician Assistant license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient history takingDiagnostic test interpretationCare planningDischarge planningMedication orderingLaboratory result interpretationClinical documentationPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Neurology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$169k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k 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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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 21 employers

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<$155k
11
$155k-170k
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$170k-185k
11
$185k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
69%
CME allowance
63%
Relocation assistance
29%
Loan repayment
23%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 10% of Neurology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 50 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

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.