Full-Time Nurse Practitioner – Evaluation Only | Syracuse, NY

Nurse Practitioner 8.1 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$120K - $130K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Posted 7mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Nurse Practitioner (NP) – VA Evaluations | $120,000 –$130,000 annually | No On-Call

Syracuse, NY | Full-Time

Stop managing heavy caseloads and nights/weekends—focus on meaningful work and predictable hours!

We’re hiring a full-time Nurse Practitioner to perform Veterans Affairs (VA) disability evaluations. This is a structured, evaluation-only role—no prescribing, no follow-ups, and no ongoing patient management.

Why NPs Love This Role

  • Full-time weekday schedule — no nights, weekends, or call
  • Competitive salary: $120K–$130K
  • Comprehensive benefits + generous PTO
  • Modern, supportive clinical setting
  • Serve Veterans and make a real impact while maintaining work-life balance

Your Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough physical assessments
  • Review medical histories and diagnostic data
  • Complete clear, concise, VA-compliant evaluation reports

What You Need

  • Active Nurse Practitioner license
  • Minimum 1 year of clinical experience
  • VA or disability evaluation experience is a plus
  • Ideal for NPs seeking structured, purposeful work with predictable hours and minimal administrative burden.
  • Apply now — limited openings in Syracuse, NY!
  • The IMA Group is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Government Services Division supports local, state, and federal agencies and delivers professional and objective medical and psychological examinations as well as ancillary services.

Our Payer Services Division meets the evaluation and screening needs of Carriers, TPAs, Public Entities and Employers and includes behavioral health and physical medicine specialty services, working with a wide range of organizations within the workers' compensation, disability, liability, and auto markets.

Our Clinical Research Division performs all types of Phase II-IV clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas through a flexible nationwide network of site locations and virtual capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct thorough physical assessments and review medical histories for Veterans Affairs disability evaluations. Complete clear, concise, and VA-compliant evaluation reports without ongoing patient management or prescribing.

Requirements

Requires an active Nurse Practitioner license and a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience. Experience with VA or disability evaluations is considered a plus.

Key Skills

Medical history reviewDiagnostic data analysisVA-compliant reportingClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Full-Time Nurse Practitioner – Evaluation Only | Syracuse, NY at Department of Veterans Affairs a 8.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 15,309 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts, flexible scheduling.

Disability Evaluations — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Department of Veterans Affairs holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 80/100, 7 active listings.

In New York, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$148k (634 salary observations; 1,446 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (5,756 salary observations; 22,510 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.1 / 10 · top 10% in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 15,309 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$120k–$130kNurse Practitioner median $167k (middle half $160k–$168k)53 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$148k median in New York$140k nationally (+6%)634 state / 5,756 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$116k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in New York1,170 active15,544 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 16% remote · 66% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Department of Veterans Affairssilver tier, 80/100Top Employers work-life index7 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (15,309 Nurse Practitioner roles listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New York figures use all nurse practitioners: too few New York Disability Evaluations postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
43%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 8.1
Among the best 10% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 15,309 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Syracuse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$217k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,566/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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