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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Program, Per Diem

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a particular clinical specialty area under the direction of the licensed physician. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities including diagnosis and the prescription of medical therapeutics or corrective measures in collaboration with and under the direction of the licensed physician.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required
  • Master's Degree Nursing Required

Experience

  • 1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice Preferred
  • 2 years experience as a nurse practitioner Preferred
  • Licenses
  • PA Cert Reg Nurse Practitioner Required
  • PA Registered Nurse License Required
  • Prescriptive Authority Preferred
  • Multi State Compact RN License Required Or

Your Tomorrow is Here!

Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals.

Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team. Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike. At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will evaluate and treat patients while administering advanced nursing care within a clinical specialty. They will perform diagnostic activities and prescribe medical therapeutics in collaboration with a licensed physician.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Nursing along with a Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner certification. At least one year of experience in a clinical specialty practice is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTrauma careCollaboration with physicians

Trauma Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Pennsylvania774 active15,522 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 54% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment774 active listings, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.0% 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. Pennsylvania figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Pennsylvania Trauma Surgery postings state pay.

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 33 employers
9
<$150k
12
$150k-170k
11
$170k-190k
3
$190k-210k
1
$210k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Loan repayment
13%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Nurse Practitioner roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 15,297 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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