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Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospitalist - Downtown - 7 of 7 off

Hospital MedicineNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Job Description

Jacksonville, Florida's most preferred health system - located in one of the nation's most sought after destinations - is seeking a FULL TIME NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT to join our top-ranked and rapidly-growing inpatient team to provides inpatient care, treatment, and education under the supervision of the overseeing physician according to the Baptist Inpatient Medicine Nurse Practitioner Protocols.

What You Can Expect

  • 16-20 patients per day with 40 patient-facing hours per week
  • No call schedule
  • Epic EHR System
  • All About the Benefits
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Continue professional growth through CME

What You Will Need

  • Master’s degree
  • Minimum of one year of experience in Hospital Medicine or Critical Care/ICU
  • Certified and licensed APRN/PA
  • Current Florida APRN or Physician Assistant license
  • Current BLS and ACLS certification, or ability to obtain
  • Valid Florida driver's license

Baptist Hospitalists – internists and family physicians who exclusively practice in the hospital, working in partnership with outpatient and post-acute care physicians to provide care across the spectrum. The Baptist Hospitalist Team provides care on-site, 24/7 and are a valued and respected part of the inpatient team.

Primary Location

Downtown - Main Building 800 Prudential Dr Jacksonville, FL 32207 United States of America

Key Responsibilities

Provide inpatient care, treatment, and education to patients under the supervision of an overseeing physician. Manage a patient load of 16-20 patients per day within a hospital setting.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree and at least one year of experience in Hospital Medicine or Critical Care/ICU. Must hold a current Florida APRN or Physician Assistant license along with BLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationTreatment planningClinical protocols

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Florida, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$372k (23 salary observations; 216 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (556 salary observations; 3,232 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 80% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospitalist - Downtown - 7 of 7 off at Baptist Health System a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,196 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Location & Logistics

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

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 15 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
8%
CME allowance
4% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.2
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,196 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
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 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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