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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-ICU (Day Shift) (Experience Preferred)

Nurse PractitionerNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$121k-$212k

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Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

  • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
  • Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
  • Performs daily patient rounds.
  • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
  • Interprets laboratory and test results.
  • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
  • Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
  • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.
  • Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required.
  • Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015.
  • Current BLS certification, required.

Job Preferences

  • 1+ year ICU/Critical Care Experience Preferred

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Conduct patient histories, physical examinations, daily rounds, and clinical assessments; develop and communicate care plans, place medication and diagnostic orders, and interpret results. Coordinate care with physicians and other clinical staff, manage discharge documentation and instructions, and participate in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Requirements

Requires a master's degree in a nurse practitioner program, national board certification in the specialty, current New York State nurse practitioner and registered professional nurse licenses, and current BLS certification. A New York State collaborative practice agreement or qualifying collaborative relationship attestation is required; one or more years of ICU or critical care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient History TakingPhysical ExaminationPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient Care CoordinationMedication OrdersLaboratory and Diagnostic Test InterpretationDischarge PlanningPatient Education

Acute Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 52% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in acute care (np)ranked against 39 Acute Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$121k–$212kNurse Practitioner median $159k (middle half $137k–$167k)42 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$154k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in New York1,075 active14,019 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 16% remote · 52% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Nurse Practitioner listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (39 Acute Care (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

38 jobs
401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 60% of Acute Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 39 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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