NP or PA for Emergency Medicine Branson
Compensation
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Job Description
Facility
CoxHealth Center Branson: 890 Hwy 248, Branson, Missouri, United States of America, 65616
Department: 1405 Emergency Dept Branson
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Hours: 7:00 AM - 5:00PM or 11:30AM - 9:30PM
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description
The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with a physician for assistance in clinical decision-making, case management and evaluation of performance.
The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care and treatment to patients and performs physical examinations; orders diagnostic tests, develops treatment plans and prescribes drugs or other therapies.
The Nurse Practitioner may also plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Education: Masters of Science in Nursing Experience: Required: No Prior Experience Required Preferred: 1-2 years Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams Proficient computer skills Licensure/Certification/Registration: Required: MO Nurse Practitioner license Successful completion of all department specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians to provide advanced nursing care, perform physical exams, and develop patient treatment plans. They also manage diagnostic testing and coordinate health services within the emergency department.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing and a valid Missouri Nurse Practitioner license. While 1-2 years of experience is preferred, no prior experience is required for this role.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NP or PA for Emergency Medicine Branson at CoxHealth a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Emergency Medicine (NP) — ranked against 271 active Emergency Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 56% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
Living in Branson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $262k
- Typical market rent
- $1,266/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
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.