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Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery, Full Time

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75.4691-$104.0713/hr

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Job Description

Neurosurgery and/or critical care experience OR critical care fellowship preferred.

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

Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

1. Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

2. Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

3. Performs daily patient rounds.

4. Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests.

Interprets laboratory and test results.

5. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

6. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and any referrals on patient charts. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.

7. Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree, required.
  • Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) 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

Includes Neuro ICU and Neurosurgery. Critical Care Fellowship OR Neurosurgery and/or Critical Care experience preferred.

*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 clinical functions including patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and daily rounds within neurosurgery and critical care units. They are responsible for documenting care plans, ordering diagnostic tests, and coordinating with the medical team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. Current New York State licensure, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification are required, with preference given to those with neurosurgery or critical care experience.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningMedication OrderingDiagnostic Test InterpretationPatient History TakingDischarge PlanningClinical Documentation

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $173k 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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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Surgery (PA) listings

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

Living in Bay Shore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$661k
Typical market rent
$3,223/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.