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Riverhead, New York

Physician Assistant-Neurosurgery (Experience Preferred)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121k-$212k

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Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
  • Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
  • 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 technical procedures for patient admission, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up within a neurosurgery setting. They are responsible for conducting daily rounds, managing patient care plans, and coordinating with the medical team to ensure quality outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program. 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

Patient assessmentDiagnostic testingMedication managementCare planningDischarge planningClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Northwell ranks #3 of 12 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 385 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Riverhead

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$645k≈ 5.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,227/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
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.

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