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Physicians Practice Enhancement
East Orange, New Jersey

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Dept/ FT/PT

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Physician Assistant (PA) / Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Emergency Department

Location: Carewell Medical Center – East Orange, NJ

Physician Practice Enhancement and Carewell Medical Center is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Emergency Department team. Candidates with Emergency Medicine experience preferred.

Position Type: * Full-Time or Part-Time

Schedule Options

  • Monday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM or 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Shift Requirements

  • Full-Time: 10 shifts per month
  • Part-Time: 4–6 shifts per month

Qualifications

  • Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of New Jersey
  • Emergency Medicine experience preferred
  • Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced Emergency Department

Join our dedicated team and provide high-quality emergency care in a supportive, patient-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner will join the Emergency Department team at Carewell Medical Center. They will provide high-quality emergency care in a supportive, patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

CollaborationPatient Care

Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In New Jersey, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$143k (98 salary observations; 166 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (2,810 salary observations; 8,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 70% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

19
<$150k
16
$150k-180k
9
$180k-210k
2
$210k-240k
4
$240k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
12%
Loan repayment
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Emergency Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 269 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in East Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$464k
Typical market rent
$2,000/mo
Residents’ average commute
35 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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