Physician Assistant - Surgery

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$125k-$140k

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Physician Assistant | Interventional Pain & Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Epic Pain Management | San Antonio, Texas | Full-Time

Epic Pain Management is seeking a Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our San Antonio team and work closely with one of our interventional pain physicians with advanced fellowship training in endoscopic spine surgery.

This opportunity is open to both new graduates ready to build their clinical and surgical skills and experienced PAs with a background in surgery, orthopedics, spine care, or another procedural specialty.

For a new graduate, this role offers the opportunity to learn directly through hands-on training, close physician mentorship, and exposure to both the clinical and surgical sides of spine care. For an experienced surgical PA, it offers the opportunity to bring an established skill set to a growing program while expanding into endoscopic spine surgery and interventional pain management.

You'll work alongside our physicians throughout the patient journey, including surgical evaluations, preoperative care, surgical assistance, and postoperative follow-up.

Requirements

  • Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant in Texas
  • Current DEA license or ability to obtain

New Graduates Are Encouraged to Apply

  • Experienced surgical PAs are also strongly encouraged to apply, particularly those with backgrounds in spine, orthopedics, neurosurgery, or other procedural specialties
  • Prior pain management or endoscopic spine experience is not required
  • Strong clinical judgment and eagerness to develop new skills
  • Interest in interventional pain management, spine care, and procedural medicine
  • Excellent communication and patient-engagement skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with physicians and the clinical team
  • Willingness to travel occasionally to surrounding San Antonio-area cities as needed
  • A motivated, collaborative approach to patient care and professional development

Grow With Epic

Whether you're a new graduate looking for hands-on mentorship as you begin your career or an experienced surgical PA ready to bring your skills into a growing spine program, this role offers the opportunity to work closely with an experienced physician, develop expertise in endoscopic spine surgery and interventional pain management, and play an important role in the continued growth of Epic's spine services.

Ready to build your next chapter? Apply today to join the Epic team.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will work closely with interventional pain physicians to provide comprehensive patient care throughout the surgical journey. Responsibilities include performing surgical evaluations, assisting in endoscopic spine surgeries, and managing preoperative and postoperative care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Communication Skills

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Express Pain and Urgent Care P holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $136k in an average-cost state. 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. At the posted ~$133k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution25 jobs · 19 employers

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<$140k
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$140k-160k
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$160k-180k
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$180k-200k
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$212k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
57%
Relocation assistance
19%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 371 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Antonio

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,386/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Express Pain and Urgent Care P

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
51-200 employees