Physician Assistant
Compensation
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Job Description
The physician assistant (PA) has comprehensive responsibilities to manage and assist the Orthopedic department in the areas of inpatient surgery, major joint replacement and spine, peri-operative care, surgical preparation, and outpatient evaluations.
Responsibilities
Performs all initial Orthopaedics evaluations in the clinic and produce comprehensive clinic notes for review by the Attending. Rounds daily in the AM on all major case patients and write notes for Attending review. Manages the Orthopaedic department component of discharge planning.
Reviews all laboratories and imaging tests done as inpatient and outpatient as per departmental policy for the Major Case Service. Prepares all pre-surgical packets and chart reviews for upcoming surgery. Assists in surgery for the Orthopaedic Department
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree required Master's Degree Preferred. NYS Physician Assistant License. rior experience in either an outpatient Orthopedic setting or inpatient service,. This must be verified by a previous employer.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 84% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $876k≈ 8.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $4,154/mo≈ 50% of gross pay
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.