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Fort Worth, Texas

Experienced Neuro Critical Care NP - Fort Worth, TX

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Neurosurgery – Neurocritical Care

NURSE PRACTITIONER

FORT Worth, Texas

Texas Health Physicians Group is pleased to announce an opening for a Nurse Practitioner experienced in Neurosurgery and/or Neurocritical Care. Practice at the full scope of your training and license by being a part of the Neurocritical care team as Neurosurgical call support. NP is responsible for incoming neurosurgical patients through ED/Trauma and support of in-house Neurosurgical patients overnight.

Position Details

  • Full time; Days & Nights, 12-hour shifts, rotating weekdays/weekends
  • Consults & Follow ups for Neurosurgery ICU patients plus inpatient rounding – management of Neurosurgery patients as part of the Neurocritical Care Team
  • Competitive Salary, plus comprehensive benefits package including CME Malpractice and 401K
  • Assist caring for a variety of neurological disorders
  • Provide expert neurological care and innovative techniques to find the best solution for each patient with diverse disorders that attack the brain or spine
  • Will support our neurosurgical on-call team as part of our Neurocritical Care Group

Requirements Needed to Apply

  • Active Texas license
  • Acute Care or Adult Nurse Practitioner Board Certification
  • Experience in critical care or neurosurgery area; ICU & CCU required.
  • Degree in Nurse Practitioner studies from an approved NP program
  • Interest and experience as a Neurocritical Care APP are highly encouraged to apply

Education

Master's Degree Physician Assistant Req

Experience

1 Year As a Physician Assistant. Pref

Licenses and Certifications

PA - Physician Assistant Upon Hire Req

Skills

Active listening and learning, critical thinking, reading comprehension, effective communication, time management, judgment and decision making.

Supervision

Individual Contributor

  • ADA Requirements
  • Working Indoors 67%25 or more
  • Mechanical Hazards 1-33%25
  • Electrical Hazards 1-33%25

OSHA

Tasks involving exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

Physical Demands

Light Work

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide neurosurgical call support and manage inpatient neurosurgery patients within the Neurocritical Care team. Responsibilities include conducting consults, follow-ups, and rounding for ICU patients in a 12-hour shift rotation.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an active Texas license and be board-certified as an Acute Care or Adult Nurse Practitioner. A minimum of one year of experience in critical care or neurosurgery is required, along with a Master's degree in Nurse Practitioner studies.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Critical Care Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 52% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% 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.

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 44 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
51% this job
Sign-on bonus
36%
Relocation assistance
10%
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 109 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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