Physician Assistant--Neurosurgery (Inpatient)

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice coverage

CME Allowance

401k

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network is seeking a Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery (Inpatient/Operative) in Suffern, NY. The PA will work within the inpatient and operative Neurosurgical team, providing comprehensive perioperative and postoperative care.

The role emphasizes operative assistance, daily rounds, diagnostic interpretation, and collaborative care planning with the neurosurgical team in a fast-paced academic medical center setting.

Qualifications

• Board-certified Physician Assistant with NYS license and active DEA.
• Minimum of 2 years surgical experience preferred; new graduates considered.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Active BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first assist in the operating room for a broad spectrum of neurosurgical cases.
• Perform daily rounds and consults on neurosurgical inpatients, assess progress and adjust care.
• Order, interpret, and integrate imaging, labs, and neurophysiologic monitoring results.
• Develop and adjust individualized care plans with the neurosurgical team.
• Collaborate to optimize perioperative protocols and ensure safe patient handoffs.
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatment options, and post‑operative care.

Skills

Board certification

NYS license

Active DEA

Communication skills

BLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Physician Assistant – Neurosurgery (Inpatient/Operative)

Suffern, NY

Schedule: Flexible shifts. Primarily schedule: 4 days/week (10 hour shifts)

Summary

We are excited to announce the opening of a new Physician Assistant (PA) position working with our expanding Neurosurgical team. In this role, a highly skilled, motivated, and compassionate PA will have the opportunity to work within the inpatient and operative settings, providing comprehensive care to our neurosurgery patients throughout their surgical journey. The ideal candidate will be an adaptable and detail-oriented clinician with a passion for surgical care, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high acuity environment.

Why Join Our Team?

• The opportunity to work across diverse clinical areas within neurosurgery, managing patients throughout the entire continuum of surgical care.
• Gain hands‑on operative and procedural experience with neurosurgical patients.
• Stay current with advances in neurosurgery at an academic medical center through continuing education, professional conferences, and literature review
• Be part of a supportive culture where PAs are integral to the team, not just an afterthought, with mentorship, learning, and leadership opportunities

Role Highlights

• Serve as first assist in the operating room for a broad spectrum of neurosurgical cases.
• Perform daily rounds and consults on neurosurgical inpatients, assessing clinical progress, implementing treatment plans, and monitoring potential post‑operative complications
• Order, interpret, and integrate diagnostic studies including imaging, labs, and neurophysiologic monitoring results.
• Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans in collaboration with members of the neurosurgical team
• Collaborate to optimize perioperative protocols, ensuring safe patient preparation, accurate surgical site verification, and comprehensive postoperative handoff.
• Educate patients and their family members on diagnoses, treatment options, potential side effects, and symptom management strategies while focused on treating each patient as a whole and individual person

What We’re Looking For

• Board certified Physician Assistant who possesses, or is eligible to obtain, an applicable NYS license, and has an active DEA
• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of surgical experience as a practicing clinical PA, although highly motivated new graduates will also be considered and are encouraged to apply.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Active BLS & ACLS certifications

About Us

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2, and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state‑of‑the‑art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre‑eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physicians Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit WMCHealth.org.

Other

• Comprehensive salary and benefit package which includes malpractice coverage, CME Allowance, and 401k
• The highest standard of quality practice backed by comprehensive and collaborative support services
• Opportunities for continued professional development, mentoring and career advancement.
• Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physicians Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.