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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Standardized Patient Nurse Practitioner Students - College of Nursing

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$27/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University.

The College of Nursing and Health Care Professions at Grand Canyon University is currently seeking part time Standardized Patients.

A Standardized Patient is a trained individual who can accurately and consistently portray the history, personality, physical findings, emotional structure and response pattern of an actual patient, family member, health care provider, or needed role at a particular point in time.

A Standardized Patient must be able to provide individualized feedback on interpersonal and clinical skills to nurse practitioner students and GCU Faculty.

Standardized patients must pass the required patient competencies before being deployed as a standardized patient. Training will be provided. Standardized Patient 1 role, provides advanced opportunities for student learning by offering more focused physical exams. These exams are done with fully trained nurse practitioner faculty in the room with the SP and the student. More information on the type of exam will be given at the time of the interview.

What We Are Offering

  • Part time opportunity with a flexible schedule
  • $27/hr as an SP1
  • The opportunity to contribute to the development of the next generation of Nursing professionals

What You Will Do

Portray all aspects of the patient scenario, including history of current problem, affect/behavior and physical findings in a standardized, accurate, and reliable manner.

  • Provide written and face-to-face verbal feedback to the supervising faculty member
  • Accept ongoing feedback and incorporate that feedback into case simulation
  • Respond to e-mails in a timely fashion
  • Be on time and keep scheduled appointments
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need

High School Diploma

  • Must be willing to agree to a flexible schedule of scheduled appointments, some may require evening appointments.
  • Must be able to travel to scheduled facility reliably
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check.
  • Must pass a pre-health physical exam.

Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement and Mission of Grand Canyon University

Why Work at GCU

  • 401K savings plan
  • Free covered parking
  • Free on-site gyms at all our office locations

Key Responsibilities

Portray patient scenarios accurately by simulating history, behavior, and physical findings for nurse practitioner students. Provide constructive verbal and written feedback to faculty and students while maintaining a professional and reliable schedule.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma and the ability to pass a pre-employment background check and pre-health physical exam. Candidates must be reliable, flexible with scheduling, and capable of traveling to the facility.

Key Skills

Patient simulationInterpersonal skillsCommunicationFeedback deliveryTime managementReliability

Education — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In Arizona, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$139k (178 salary observations; 610 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.

Of the 48 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 23% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$56kNurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Arizona vs national$139k median in Arizona$140k nationally (about the same)178 state / 5,756 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$56k in purchasing powerArizona index 100.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Arizona451 active15,568 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 23% no call · 58% no weekends48 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment451 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Arizona figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Arizona Education postings state pay.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

17 jobs
4
<$140k
4
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5
$160k-200k
2
$208k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
68% this job
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
21%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

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

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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