Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery
Listed compensation
$150k-$224k
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Job Description
Welcome to a medical center where you're the center of attention.
Pay Range
- Salary
$149,635.00 - $224,453.00
Overlake Clinics is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our growing multidisciplinary neurosurgery team in Bellevue, Washington. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside four neurosurgeons and three other experienced PAs as we continue to expand a well‑established, comprehensive neurosurgery program on Seattle’s Eastside.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off: starts with 21 days (accrued throughout the year) plus 9 paid holidays
- Continuing Medical Education: 1 week + $3,000 CME allowance
- Relocation Assistance: Available
- Retirement Plan: 5–7% matching with immediate vesting
- Loan Forgiveness: Overlake qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Qualifications
- Board certified/eligible
- Washington PA license by time of hire.
- Prior neurosurgery preferred.
- Experience with outpatient clinic, inpatient rounding and surgical support strongly desired.
Why Join Overlake?
We're proud to offer benefits that support you in every stage of your career and life. But it's our inspirational culture that has made us one of America's Top 150 places to work in healthcare for several years in a row.
- Local, visible leaders who care about you.
- A values-based work environment.
- Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
- Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
- Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting.
- Pre-tax and Roth after tax retirement savings plans.
- An expanded Employee Assistance Program.
- A caregiver support program to help with everything from childcare to eldercare.
- Free parking and Orca transit passes.
- If this sounds like an environment where you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
- How much will this job pay?
Posted pay ranges represent the entire pay scale, from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Some positions also offer additional pay based on shift, certification or level of education.
Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience and internal equity. If you have questions about Overlake's pay practices, employee benefits or the pay for a specific position, please contact HR@overlakehospital.org
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will work within a multidisciplinary neurosurgery team to provide comprehensive patient care. Responsibilities include outpatient clinic duties, inpatient rounding, and surgical support.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 363 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, 78% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $175k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$187k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$13k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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