Physician Assistant - Emergency
Listed compensation
$121,200 - $212,100
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and weekend coverage.
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
1. Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.
2. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.
Job Responsibility
1. Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
2. Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
3. Performs daily patient rounds.
4. Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
5. Interprets laboratory and test results.
6. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
7. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
8. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions. Performs related duties as required.
9. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
10. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
1. Bachelor’s Degree, required.
2. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
3. Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
4. Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
5. 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, diagnoses, and treatments while managing daily rounds and clinical procedures. They also collaborate with the medical team to ensure high-quality care and coordinate discharge planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Additionally, a current New York State PA license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Emergency at Northwell a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Emergency Medicine (PA) — ranked against 109 active Emergency Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Emergency Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Northwell ranks #3 of 14 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Emergency Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% 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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