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Anesthesia Pain Services – Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$98k-$137k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

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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: 500605 Anesthesia APPs Work Shift: UR - Day (United States of America) Range: UR URCB 218 Compensation Range: $98,010.00 - $137,218.00 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/PA Full-time Position | No Weekends Exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Anesthesia Pain Services team, supporting both Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH) and Highland Hospital (HH) in a collaborative and dynamic role.

This full-time position provides clinical coverage across two unique care environments—Strong Memorial Hospital and Highland Hospital—delivering high-quality services to patients with complex pain management needs.

The majority of the clinical time will be at SMH At SMH, the provider will deliver comprehensive evaluation and management (E&M) services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients through the Inpatient Chronic Pain Service and the Integrated Cancer Pain Service, including outpatient care at the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and coordinating interventional procedures in collaboration with attending anesthesiologists.

The provider will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including surgical, orthopedic, pediatric, palliative, and oncology services, to ensure integrated and effective pain management.

At HH, the provider will deliver comprehensive evaluation and management (E&M) services to the adult, and geriatric patients through the Inpatient Palliative care service.

Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and coordinating interventional procedures in collaboration with Pain management attending.

The provider will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including surgical, orthopedic, and oncology services, to ensure integrated and effective pain management.

Provider will participate in cross-coverage with the Highland Hospital Palliative Care Service, completing pain consultations and supporting patient-centered pain management strategies in collaboration with SMH Pain management attending and Inpatient palliative care providers.

Additional responsibilities include: Participating in quality assurance initiatives and contributing to research activities related to pain management. Providing clinical education and support to medical students, residents, and nursing staff.

Serving as a clinical liaison between the pain services and referring departments to facilitate seamless patient care transitions. Ideal candidates will demonstrate advanced clinical expertise in pain management or palliative care, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in interdisciplinary settings.

Qualifications

Family Nurse Practitioner Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing or related field and active New York State license in good standing and certified as a Nurse Practitioner in their respective area.

Physician Assistant Completion of an AMA approved Physician Assistant program, licensure in good standing, and certified as a Registered Physician Assist NPs and PAs will demonstrate clinical competence, superior verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness and customer relation skills, computer competence and must have an active desire to learn.

The APP will participate in the education of learners (students and new employees), using clinical learning experiences, knowledge sharing and skill training.

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Key Responsibilities

The provider will deliver comprehensive evaluation and management services for complex pain management needs across inpatient chronic pain, integrated cancer pain, and palliative care services at two hospitals. Responsibilities include performing assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, coordinating procedures, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Candidates must be an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner (requiring a Master's Degree and NYS NP certification) or a Physician Assistant (requiring completion of an AMA approved program and licensure). Both roles require clinical competence, strong communication skills, and participation in the education of learners.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationTreatment PlanningMultidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Pain Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$118k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $109k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Pain Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 74% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

University of Rochester ranks #10 of 13 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Pain Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 17.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Anesthesia Pain Services – Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at University of Rochester a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 14,090 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
46%
Loan repayment
31%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Pain Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
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.

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