Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery - Multiple Locations
Listed compensation
$134k-$194k
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Job Description
Fairview is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our Neurosurgery team within Fairview Health Services. This role supports neurosurgical services across the Twin Cities with coverage organized into South and East regional teams.
As a key member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with neurosurgeons, critical care physicians, hospital medicine providers, and clinical staff to deliver comprehensive, high‑quality care to neurosurgical patients.
This position offers a broad and dynamic scope of practice, encompassing inpatient care, operative support, and clinic responsibilities.
This role offers a diverse scope of practice with opportunities to round on hospitalized patients, assist in the operating room, and provide care in the outpatient clinic, allowing you to develop expertise across the full continuum of neurosurgical care.
The Nurse Practitioner evaluates, diagnoses, and manages neurosurgery critical care and telemetry patients, contributing to both acute and longitudinal care plans. This role provides the opportunity to practice in a highly collaborative environment while developing expertise across varied clinical settings.
Position Highlights
- FTE: 1.0
- Flexible schedule
- Weekends are 1:6
- Hospitals covered are Fairview Southdale and Ridges, with rotating time at St. John's and Woodwinds
- Clinics covered are in Edina, Burnsville, Eagan, Maplewood, Maple Grove, and Fridley
- Broad scope of practice with meaningful autonomy and team support
Qualifications
- Graduate of a school of nursing and accredited formal Family Nurse Practitioner training program
- BC/BE through the AANP or ANCC
- Licensed or ability to obtain APRN license with the Minnesota Board of Nursing
- Approved or eligible for prescriptive authority
- Meets threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileging
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Assoc) *Ability to obtain and/or maintain
Benefit Overview
Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: fairview.org
Compensation Disclaimer
The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions.
Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement
EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive neurosurgical care, including inpatient rounding, operative support, and outpatient clinic management. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate, diagnose, and manage neurosurgery patients across acute and longitudinal settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 42 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 52% have no call, 67% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$164k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $166k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.6 / 10 · above average in surgery (np) | ranked against 318 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $134k–$194k | Surgery NP median $156k (middle half $139k–$159k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$166k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery NP listings in Minnesota | 13 active | 329 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 33% remote · 52% no call · 67% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Minnesota nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus · 15% offer loan repayment296 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery NP hiring demand | #6 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed |
| New Surgery NP listings | 86 in the last 30 days | 112 the 30 days before (−23%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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