Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Cardiology - Baptist Heart Specialists - Downtown
Compensation
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Job Description
About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.
We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.
Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
Baptist Heart Specialists is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing practice in General Cardiology at Baptist Heart Specialists at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville Downtown location. The selected Advanced Practice Provider would provide the link between both inpatient and outpatient care as a member of the Baptist Health team.
- Hours/Location(s) -
- Monday - Friday clinic 8am-5pm - Baptist Heart Specialists - Downtown/Pavilion - 836 Prudential Dr # 1700, Jacksonville, FL 32207
- Plus Weekend rotation - Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville - 800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32207
- Link to Baptist Heart Specialists locations - baptistjax.com
Baptist Heart Specialists was created by joining two well-respected leaders in heart care – Jacksonville Heart Center and Southern Heart Group. Through this collaboration of 30 board-certified, experienced cardiologists, we provide our patients with an unmatched range of services and expertise in heart care.
Our team is known for our compassion in helping people with heart disease live their lives to the fullest. For many patients, heart disease affects more than just their heart. We understand the needs of every patient are as unique as the individual and the heart of every person.
Primary Location
Downtown - Howard Building
Key Responsibilities
The Advanced Practice Provider will serve as a link between inpatient and outpatient care within the General Cardiology department. Responsibilities include providing clinical support in both clinic and hospital settings as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. The role requires the ability to work in a clinical setting and participate in a weekend rotation at the hospital.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Cardiology — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 68% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- On-site
- Includes weekends
Living in Jacksonville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $271k
- Typical market rent
- $1,601/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 99.5
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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