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Nemours Children's Health
St. Cloud, Florida

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Primary care

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Nemours is seeking an Advanced Practice Providers to work in our new Primary Care Offices located in South St. Cloud and Davenport, Florida.

Responsibilities

  • Provides medical and nursing care to pediatric patients with acute or chronic illnesses, with a patient/family centered care focus.
  • Performs complete or focused physical examinations.
  • Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests in order to develop treatment plans.
  • Refers clients to other health care professionals and agencies as appropriate for specialized services, including but not limited to: other medical subspecialists, physical and occupational therapy, nutritional counseling and management, special education, growth and development/behavioral counseling.
  • Develops or approves in-school management plans for patients as appropriate.
  • Makes dietary, activity/exercise, counseling, education and health promotion recommendations within the APRN scope of practice.
  • Must commit to working 2 Saturdays a month (4 to 6 hours shifts)
  • Initiates any other measure/procedure for which the APRN has been trained depending on patient’s condition and judgment of the physician and the APRN.

Requirements

  • Must have certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
  • Must have current Florida APRN or PA license in good standing
  • Previous pediatric experience required
  • Current American Heart Association BLS

Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes relocation, health/life/dental/vision for Associates and their dependents, a wellness program, CME, 403(b) with employer match, licensure and dues allowance, tuition reimbursement, legal plan, adoption assistance and many other benefit options. If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

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Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org].

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Diagnostic TestingTreatment PlanningPatient EducationChronic Illness ManagementAcute CareReferral Management

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 28 employers

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<$145k
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$170k-195k
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$195k-220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,191 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Cloud

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$355k
Typical market rent
$2,262/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Nemours Children's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Jacksonville, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation assistance
Health/Life/Dental/Vision insurance
Wellness program
CME allowance
403(b) with employer match
Licensure and dues allowance
Tuition reimbursement
Legal plan