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Cherry Valley, Illinois

Neurosurgery Physician Assistant | Outpatient Specialty Practice | Cherry Valley, Illinois

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$134k-$149k

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Job Description

  • Posting Title: Neurosurgery Physician Assistant | Outpatient Specialty Practice | Cherry Valley, Illinois
  • Location: Cherry Valley, Illinois
  • Specialty: Neurosurgery
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Type(s): Full-time, Permanent

Work Schedule

  • Full-time; exact schedule to be confirmed
  • Call Schedule: Call expectations to be confirmed
  • Compensation: $134,000–$149,000 annually
  • New Grads/Practicing: Relevant specialty experience preferred; new-graduate eligibility reviewed individually
  • Visa Sponsorship(s): No visa sponsorship at this time

Description

Healthcare United is seeking a Neurosurgery Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent outpatient neurosurgery practice in northern Illinois, near Cherry Valley. This opportunity focuses on neurosurgery care within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

Clinical responsibilities include Provide outpatient neurosurgical assessment and follow-up; Support diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning; Coordinate care with neurosurgeons and clinical colleagues. The provider will coordinate patient care with clinical colleagues and practice within their licensed and credentialed scope.

Qualified applicants should bring appropriate specialty training and credentials and a collaborative approach to patient care. Master’s degree from an accredited physician assistant program Illinois Physician Assistant licensure and appropriate certification. Specific practice expectations and onboarding needs will be reviewed with qualified applicants.

The published compensation range is $134,000–$149,000 annually. The role includes full-time; exact schedule to be confirmed. Call expectations to be confirmed.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree from an accredited physician assistant program
  • Illinois Physician Assistant licensure and appropriate certification
  • Active DEA registration or ability to obtain before hire
  • No visa sponsorship at this time

Benefits

  • Vacation and CME benefits
  • Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
  • Retirement plan match and contribution
  • Malpractice coverage with tail insurance
  • Professional society dues, credentialing expenses and hospital dues covered
  • Interview and relocation expenses covered

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Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will provide outpatient neurosurgical assessments, follow-ups, and support diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning. They will coordinate patient care in collaboration with neurosurgeons and other clinical colleagues within a multidisciplinary environment.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare coordinationClinical documentationMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurosurgery Physician Assistant | Outpatient Specialty Practice | Cherry Valley, Illinois at Healthcare United a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (PA) — ranked against 359 active Surgery (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Healthcare United ranks #4 of 22 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 74% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$142k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $142k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.7this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 359 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Cherry Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$294k≈ 2.2× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,024/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rockford, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Vacation and CME benefits
Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
Retirement plan match and contribution
Malpractice coverage with tail insurance
Professional society dues, credentialing expenses and hospital dues covered
Interview and relocation expenses covered
Collaborative Practice Agreement Required