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Providence
Lubbock, Texas

Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric Urgent Care

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Provides primary care to patients acting as an assistant to physicians in the clinic following established standards and practices with minimal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
  • Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program:
  • 3 years Professional nursing experience in a clinic setting.
  • Texas Registered Nurse license AND Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognition through Texas Board of Nursing

The Value of Working with Us

  • Collaborative and supportive team
  • Team based care with excellent support staff

Covenant Medical Group is the largest medical group in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant Medical Group serves a population of 1.2 million people, employing more than 260 providers in approximately 30 specialties. Covenant Medical Group providers understand that a trusted health care partnership between patients and providers is crucial and involve patients in the decisions that impact their health and wellness.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides primary care to pediatric patients in a clinic setting under the supervision of physicians. They follow established clinical standards and practices to ensure high-quality patient health and wellness outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing school and have completed an approved Nurse Practitioner program. Additionally, they must possess at least 3 years of professional nursing experience and hold active Texas Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licenses.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric urgent careClinical nursingPatient assessmentCollaborative careNursing practiceClinical documentation

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 66% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 37 employers

11
<$140k
13
$140k-160k
9
$160k-180k
4
$180k-200k
3
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$150k-$206k
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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Urgent Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 815 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lubbock

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k
Typical market rent
$1,333/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.3
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 · Lubbock, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources