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Nemours Children's Health
Jacksonville, Florida

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Cardiac Critical Care

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Nemours Children's Health in Jacksonville is seeking Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners to join our Cardiac Critical Care Team!

What We Offer

  • Competitive base compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
  • Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match
  • Licensure, CME and dues allowance
  • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • No state income tax in Florida

Qualifications

  • Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or current certification as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Florida Licensure as a Physician Assistant required upon hire or Florida Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse required upon hire
  • Acute Care Certification acceptable, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner preferred (PNP-PC or PNP-AC) if an Advanced Practice Nurse
  • BLS required upon hire
  • Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
  • Experience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred

If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the Cardiac Critical Care Team to provide specialized pediatric care. They will contribute to the health system's mission of improving children's health through clinical care, research, and advocacy.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Advanced practice nursingPhysician assistant practice

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Florida18 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nurse practitioner listings in Florida772 active15,421 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 56% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentFlorida nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment772 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology NP hiring demand#13 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 208 closed
New Cardiology NP listings148 in the last 30 days120 the 30 days before (+23%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, 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), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Florida figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Florida Cardiology postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

44 jobs · 36 employers
9
<$140k
13
$140k-160k
10
$160k-180k
9
$180k-200k
3
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs
401k / retirement match
86% this job
Sign-on bonus
51%
CME allowance
49% this job
Loan repayment
11% this job
PSLF eligible
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$229k-$239k
#2

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Ageless Mens Health · Memphis, Tennessee

$210k
#3

Nurse Practitioner

$100/hr
#4

Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

$95/hr
+ 42 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 395 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Nemours Children's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Jacksonville, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Base Compensation
Health, Life, Dental, Vision Insurance
Mortgage Assistance
Relocation Packages
403B with Employer Match
Licensure, CME and Dues Allowance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
No State Income Tax in Florida

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$270k
Typical market rent
$1,589/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.