Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Listed compensation
$110k-$120k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- ## $15,000 Sign On Bonus
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Advanced Pain Care - Waco
Advanced Pain Care is now recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Waco clinic location.
Compensation
Our compensation package is extremely generous as we offer a base salary plus a monthly bonus program starting at $110,000.
Benefits
Excellent package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Retirement (401K), Holiday pay, PTO and numerous supplemental options.
Additional benefits for our mid-level providers include CME days and CME annual allowance, professional liability coverage, license renewal, and professional membership dues reimbursement.
Job Summary
The NP or PA is a licensed independent specialist and member of our professional team who is responsible for managing and coordinating health care for our pain management patients. The NP/PA is required to follow both State and Federal rules and regulations and standards of care, including but not limited to the assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status.
Job Requirements Skills & Expertise
- Degree from an accredited NP or PA Program
- Texas NP or PA License
- Texas Medical Board Certification
- DEA license
- NPI number
- Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Strong computer skills and ability to effectively navigate Electronic Medical Record
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Ability to think independently and make sound decisions
- Job Type: Full-time
Required Education
Master's
Required License or Certification
TX APRN or PA
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is responsible for managing and coordinating health care for pain management patients. They must assess health status, develop and implement treatment plans, and evaluate patient progress in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pain Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$115k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$118k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pain Medicine listings in Texas | 7 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Texas | 1,004 active | 15,640 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 66% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pain Medicine NP hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 38 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 35 postings, 51 closed |
| New Pain Medicine NP listings | 24 in the last 30 days | 42 the 30 days before (−43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Advanced Pain Care | silver tier, 81/100 | Top Employers work-life index6 active listings |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$115k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 81 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Waco
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $200k≈ 1.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,342/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Waco, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.