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Ochsner Health
Shreveport, Louisiana

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Neurology and Adult General Neurology - FT

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Neurology (NP)No callNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 12h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Ochsner Health as a NP/PA – Pediatric Neurology & Adult General Neurology in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Collaborative Practice Agreement Required

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Ochsner Health in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The provider will work in a collaborative model to deliver outpatient medical care, including primary management and emergency stabilization of critically ill patients. Responsibilities also include teaching residents and medical students, patient education, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in nursing or a Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine from an approved program. Required certifications include APRN or PA licensure, BCLS, ACLS, and eligibility for prescriptive authority in the state of practice.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

PALS

Key Skills

Patient careMedical managementClinical documentationInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsData entryDischarge planningStaff developmentResearch methodologyRegulatory compliance

Neurology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 54% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Neurology and Adult General Neurology - FT at Ochsner Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology (NP) — ranked against 138 active Neurology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Neurology (NP) — ranked against 138 active roles in this specialty

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Neurology (NP)

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  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Ochsner Health

Hospitals and Health Care
New Orleans, Louisiana
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative Practice Agreement Required