Boston, Massachusetts

Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Job Id: Y-NP-3496131
Profession: Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Neurosurgery
Job Type: Locum Tenens
Location: Boston, MA
Service Setting: Hospital
Coverage Type: Clinical Only
Coverage Period: Jan 04, 2027 – Apr 05, 2027
Clinical Shift Schedule: 3x13hr shifts per week, 6a-7p
Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Patient Information

Patient Demographics: Pediatrics
Case Mix: Neurosurgery

Facility Information

EMR System: Epic

Privileges & Compliance

Credentialing Timeline: 90 days

Required Procedures

Removal of drains (hemovac / JP drains)

Job Requirements

Licenses: Active MA license
Board: BC in Neurosurgery required
Experience: Minimum 1 year neurosurgery experience

Duties & Responsibilities

Round with residents to develop patient care plans
Review and place orders for patients
See patients that require evaluation
Manage patient discharges
Remove drains (hemovac / JP drains) as needed

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will round with residents to develop patient care plans and manage patient discharges. They are also responsible for evaluating patients, placing orders, and performing procedures such as drain removal.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Massachusetts license and be Board Certified in Neurosurgery. A minimum of one year of neurosurgery experience is required.

Qualifications

Experience: 2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient care planningPatient evaluationPatient discharge managementHemovac drain managementJP drain managementClinical roundingOrder entryEpic EMR

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 330 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value: $813k
Typical market rent: $3,338/mo
Residents’ average commute: 30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100: 108.3
State income tax: Up to 5%

Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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