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Hinsdale, Illinois

Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery

Physician AssistantIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$118k-$128k

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Job Description

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, GlenOaks, Hinsdale and La Grange hospitals are affiliated with UChicago Medicine, one of the top academic medical centers in the country. We are also part of AdventHealth, a unified health system with over 50 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout 9 states.

Responsibilities

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth is seeking a highly motivated Physician Assistant to join our growing neurosurgery team. The PA will play a critical role in delivering high-quality, comprehensive care to patients with complex neurological and spine disorders. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, assisting in both surgical and non-surgical management. The responsibilities include outpatient clinic twice per week, in-hospital rounds, and surgical assist in neurosurgical cases.

The ideal candidate will join a collaborative team comprised of 4 Neurosurgeons and 4 Advanced Practice Providers.

  • Perform comprehensive patient evaluations, including history-taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing interpretation for neurosurgery consults
  • Assist in the management of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative neurosurgery patients
  • Surgical first assist in the operating room for neurosurgery cases
  • Full Time; 5 days per week plus one weekend per month of Neurosurgery call
  • Outpatient clinic weekly
  • Weekend call coverage, with Attending, one weekend per month
  • Weekly schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm
  • Annual Salary: $118K - $128K

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Licensed as a Physician Assistant in Illinois or eligible for licensure
  • Certification as a Physician Assistant
  • Surgical First Assist Certification, preferred
  • Experience in Neurosurgery, preferred
  • Surgical experience is preferred, but motivated candidates are encouraged to apply
  • Strong clinical decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to providing compassionate, evidence-based care

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPreoperative ManagementIntraoperative ManagementPostoperative Management

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 72% have no call, 68% 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 ~$123k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k 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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Annual compensation range

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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 2.1this job 2.4
Better work-life than 50% of Surgery (PA) listings

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

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Hinsdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$778k≈ 6.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,900/mo≈ 40% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
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.