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Orthopaedic / Sports Division - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Nurse Practitioner Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (NP)Full-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$99K - $133K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on_site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • ability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive. Job Location (Full Address): 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642 Opening: Worker Subtype: Regular Time Type: Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Department: 500801 Ortho APP-SMH Work Shift: UR - Rotating (United States of America) Range: UR URCD 218 Compensation Range: $98,508.00 - $132,995.00 The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities

NP or PA FT position available, primarily days. Evenings, weekends and holidays as required. Work collaboratively with all members of the health care team to provide high quality (outpatient) care to patients with traumatic and degenerative shoulder and elbow conditions, patients requiring shoulder reconstruction and replacement, and sports and work related injuries. Strong communication and clinical skills required. Must be eligible for billing.

Qualifications

  • ability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law. Notice: If you are a Current Employee, please log into myURHR to search for and apply to jobs using the Jobs Hub. Your application, if submitted using this portal, cannot be moved forward. Learn. Discover. Heal. Create. Located in western New York, Rochester is our namesake and our home. One of the world’s leading research universities, Rochester has a long tradition of breaking boundaries—always pushing and questioning, learning and unlearning. We transform ideas into enterprises that create value and make the world ever better. If you’re looking for a career in higher education or health care, the University of Rochester may offer the perfect opportunity for your background and goals. At the University of Rochester, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture and are united by a strong commitment to be ever better—Meliora. It is an ideal that informs our shared mission to ensure all members of our community feel safe, respected, included, and valued.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality outpatient care for patients with traumatic and degenerative shoulder and elbow conditions, as well as sports and work-related injuries. Collaborate with the healthcare team and participate in the clinical education of students and new employees.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree for NPs or completion of an ARC-PA approved program for PAs, along with active New York State licensure and national certification. Candidates must demonstrate strong clinical competence and be eligible for billing.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical CarePatient CommunicationJoint ReplacementSports MedicineInterpersonal EffectivenessCustomer RelationsClinical TeachingMedical BillingComputer Competence

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthopaedic / Sports Division - Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at University of Rochester a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (NP) — ranked against 125 active Orthopedic Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Orthopedic Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Orthopedic Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 21.3% 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 ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Orthopedic Surgery (NP)

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
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.

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.