Physician Assistant (Spine Surgery)

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Spine Surgery Physician Assistant- Outpatient Clinic Opportunity

About Us

At Austin Regional Clinic, we value an honest healthcare relationship with a medical team that offers coordinated and comprehensive care, which means ARC patients receive our full attention and our complete menu of 24/7 personalized services.

From the beginning in 1980, ARC’s objective was to provide value to the community by providing evidence-based health care, a high level of service, and convenient access. Today Austin Regional Clinic is one of the largest and most-respected medical groups in Central Texas.

Essential Responsibilities

This position will work within the Orthopedic department. The new Spine Physician Assistant will diagnose and treat an array of orthopedic care for back pain and spinal injuries.

As a new member of the Orthopedic Spine team, you will be responsible for treating and managing patients conditions that affect the back and neck. The ideal candidate should have exceptional clinical skills and must have a desire to grow a practice and work independently while assisting the Spine Surgeon.

We require Board Certification, licensed to practice in Texas and have at least two years of experience working within the Spine Surgery.

Benefits of Employment

  • Physician Owned and Governed
  • Voted a Top Employer in Central Texas for over 17 years
  • Competitive Compensation plus Sign-on Bonus
  • 401K savings plan and company match
  • Group health, dental, vision, and long-term disability, life insurance
  • Receive Administrative support through AI clinic platforms
  • CME allowance plus generous Vacation time off

For more information regarding Austin Regional Clinic and Clinician opportunities, or to submit your C.V., click here.

Key Responsibilities

This role involves working within the Orthopedic department to diagnose and treat various orthopedic conditions related to back pain and spinal injuries. The Physician Assistant will be responsible for treating and managing patients with conditions affecting the back and neck.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must possess exceptional clinical skills and a desire to grow the practice while working independently to support the Spine Surgeon. A minimum of two years of experience working within Spine Surgery is required, along with Board Certification and a license to practice in Texas.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Back Pain ManagementSpinal Injuries TreatmentPatient ManagementNeck Conditions TreatmentIndependent WorkAssisting SurgeonTexas Licensure

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant (Spine Surgery) at Austin Regional Clinic: ARC a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 360 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

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

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
81% this job
CME allowance
72% this job
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 360 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Austin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$1,586/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
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.

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About Austin Regional Clinic: ARC

Medical Practices
Austin, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation plus Sign-on Bonus
401K savings plan and company match
Group health, dental, vision, and long-term disability, life insurance
Administrative support through AI clinic platforms
CME allowance plus generous Vacation time off