Acute Care Neurosurgeon
Listed compensation
$600k-$700k
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Job Description
Wage Range: $600,000 - $700,000 per year
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Acute Care Neurosurgeon – EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, Seattle East Side
You are invited to join our stellar neurosurgical team at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA. The position provides the opportunity to consult, treat, and manage acute/emergent neurological patients while building an infrastructure to support community needs. Must be board-eligible/board-certified in Neurosurgery. (New graduates and experienced physicians are encouraged to apply).
Your Professional Needs Will Be Satisfied
Great work life balance with only 10 call coverage per month.
The hospital-based position will facilitate coordination of care for patients requiring immediate and elective surgical intervention.
The role will work alongside four neurosurgeons, two Orthopedic-Spine Surgeons, six Neurohospitalists, eight Mid-Level providers, along with in-house hospitalists, neocritical care and anesthesia teams providing urgent/emergent coverage.
State of the art equipment including Stealth Navigation System and Medtronic O-Arm.
Dedicated Neuro OR Staff
EvergreenHealth Medical Group (EHMG) is a physician-led, physician-designed group of more than 350 EvergreenHealth primary care doctors and specialists who are employees of EvergreenHealth. EHMG includes 12 primary care practices, 48 specialty practices and teams of hospitalists and intensivists dedicated to in-patient care—all working side by side with you. Our patients experience the highly collaborative, compassionate culture of EHMG.
EvergreenHealth is a physician led, integrated health care system that serves nearly one million residents in King and Snohomish counties and offers a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region.
A staff of 5,000 provides clinical excellence in over 80 specialties, including heart and vascular care, oncology, surgical care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s and children’s services, pulmonary care, infectious disease and travel medicine, and home care and hospice services. EvergreenHealth is located in Kirkland, WA.
Your personal and family needs will be satisfied living in Kirkland, a vibrant waterfront destination with an unparalleled blend of outdoor recreation, art, dining and boutique shopping. Located on the shores of Lake Washington just east of Seattle, no other city in the Puget Sound region has as many waterfront parks and beaches as Kirkland.
Here are some of the prominent awards we've received in recent years:
"America’s 50 Best Hospitals" – Healthgrades
"Best Hospitals" – US News & World Report
“’A’ Rating for Patient Safety” – The Leapfrog Group
“5-Star Rating” – CMS Hospital Compare
Benefit Information
Choices that care for you and your family
At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- CME Allowance and Time Off
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Free parking
Commuter Benefits
- View a summary of our total rewards available to you as an EvergreenHealth team member by clicking on the link below.
- Kirkland Employee Benefits
- For more information about working at EvergreenHealth please contact:
Spencer Vaden
- Manager, Physician Recruitment scvaden@evergreenhealth.com
- 425-899-2540
Key Responsibilities
The neurosurgeon will consult, treat, and manage acute and emergent neurological patients while coordinating care for immediate and elective surgical interventions. The role involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including neurohospitalists, intensivists, and anesthesia staff.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-eligible or board-certified in Neurosurgery. Both new graduates and experienced physicians are encouraged to apply.
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 31 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 87% have no call, 42% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$650k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $607k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $600k–$700k | Surgery median $750k (middle half $525k–$750k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$607k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Washington | 28 active | 1,259 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 87% no call · 42% no weekends31 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Washington Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $40k) · 17% offer loan repayment520 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 765 in the last 30 days | 466 the 30 days before (+64%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$650k midpoint, that is roughly $26k–$46k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Kirkland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.09M≈ 1.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,619/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.