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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Needham, Alabama

Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$133k-$230k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Summary

This position provides direct patient care relative to physical diagnosis and therapeutic management in an inpatient setting to patients with complex medical conditions or surgical patients. Works closely with faculty, fellows, residents and nursing staff to develop and coordinate a plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and their families. Some off-hour, weekend and on-call maybe required of this position.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.

Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.

Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.

Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.

Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.

Provide direct patient care and management for all opiod patients.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree required in Nursing. Master's degree preferred.

  • License required: Nursing License, and Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support
  • 0-1 years related work experience required.
  • MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
  • Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
  • American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate

Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a teaching hospital and speciality area expertise.
  • Experience in Pain Management preferred.

Competencies

Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.

Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age Based Competencies

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.

Pay Range

$133,120.00 USD - $230,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient care, physical diagnosis, and therapeutic management for complex medical or surgical patients in an inpatient setting. They coordinate care plans, perform examinations, order diagnostic tests, and act as a clinical resource for the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess a valid MA APRN license, prescriptive authority, and Basic Life Support certification. The role requires 0-1 years of related experience and the ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced hospital environment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLSDEA License

Key Skills

Care planningDiagnostic testingClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationOpioid patient management

Inpatient Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$182k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $204k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs · 21 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.4
Better work-life than 10% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 14,090 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Needham

Residents’ average commute
45 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
Malpractice Coverage