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La Mesa, California

Nurse Practitioner (EVH) - Cardiac Programs - Sharp Grossmont Hospital - FT - Days

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$77.91-$112.59/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Hours: Shift Start Time:

7:30 AM

Shift End Time

5:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement

10/40 - 10 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

On-Call Required

Yes

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$77.910 - $100.530 - $112.590

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Provides/enhances patient care based on advanced nursing practice principles in area of specialty.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Nursing or related Health Care degree or equivalent experience.
  • California Registered Nurse (RN) - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
  • California Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certificate - CA Board of Registered Nursing -REQUIRED
  • AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
  • ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 Year experience.
  • DEA Controlled Substance Registration - U.S. Department of Justice -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

Collaboration

Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills in the area of specialty when consulted by interdisciplinary team members.

Collaborates with members of health care team in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating comprehensive healthcare for patients and families.

Improves outcomes due to interventions with others.

Education Patient and Family

  • Assesses the learning needs of patients/families in collaboration with members of the health care team.
  • Plans, provides, and coordinates patient/family education.
  • Participates in the evaluation of patient/family education outcomes.
  • Evidence based research

Remains current on evidence-based practice related to area of specialty and presents information to collaborating team members.

And chooses one or more of the following as negotiated with supervisor:

  • Evaluates existing framework to ensure practice is current and evidenced based.
  • Conducts or provides leadership in clinically based, relevant research.
  • Conducts or provides leadership in performance improvement activities.
  • Evaluates efficacy, utilization and safety of products, devices, and technology.

Patient care

Assessment: Performs ongoing assessment based on advanced nursing practice principles and specialty knowledge of patient population within scope of NP practice.

  • Patient database/documentation complete including history, physical assessment.
  • Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic testing.
  • Identifies appropriate differential diagnoses.

Plan: Plan of care promotes optimal health outcomes and development of goals incorporates interdisciplinary input.

Intervention: Advanced nursing principles and practices applied per standardized procedures including furnishing medications as clinically indicated.

Evaluation: Patient progress towards goals evaluated and plan of care altered based on evaluation.

Documents care/services per guidelines and SHC compliance/billing policies (department specific) and chooses one or more of the following as negotiated with supervisor:

  • Develops new area of expertise/skill acquisition applicable to role, includes specialty certification.
  • Facilitates/provides opportunities for improving nurse practitioner sensitive outcome(s) in selected patient populations.
  • Professional development
  • Chooses one or more of the following as negotiated with supervisor:
  • Recognizes self-development needs and seeks out resources or experiences that promote professional growth.
  • Member of professional organization related to specialty.
  • Participates in community health event(s).
  • Participates in activities that promote the nursing profession, specialty area and advanced practice nursing.
  • Training and education
  • Chooses one or more of the following or individualizes goal(s) as negotiated with supervisor:
  • Educates staff on new or advanced application of skills.
  • Precepts students and/or new staff.

Provides community education e. g. local colleges, physician offices.

Develops and maintains department specific competency program.

Assists with the evaluation of educational activities to determine their impact on the quality of care.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced patient care, performs clinical assessments, and interprets diagnostic tests within the cardiac specialty. They collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care plans for patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing or a related healthcare field and possess a valid California Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license. Required certifications include AHA Basic Life Support and ACLS, with a preference for at least one year of experience.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical assessmentPharmacologyInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacyCardiac care

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$198k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $179k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 48% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Cardiology NP market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$162k–$234kCardiology NP median $177k (middle half $153k–$221k)52 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$179k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology NP listings in California32 active401 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 48% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 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 listings154 in the last 30 days116 the 30 days before (+33%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.9
Better work-life than 40% of Cardiology (NP) listings

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

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in La Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$888k
Typical market rent
$2,627/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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