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Springfield, Missouri

PA or NP for Emergency Medicine

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Facility

Cox North: 1423 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65802

Department: 1006 Emergency Dept North

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Hours: North hours 4p-2a South hours 2p-12a rotates 5 days on 5 days off

Work Shift

Evening Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

A Physician Assistant is an individual who is engaged in the examination or treatment of patients while under the supervision of a licensed physician. Education: Graduate of accredited physician assistant program Experience: No Prior Experience Required Skills: Self motivated individual who can work with little direct supervision Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams; tolerance for working with multiple numbers of people Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills Proficient computer skills Licensure/Certification/Registration: Needs to obtain PA License within 60 days of hire Successful completion of all department specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant will engage in the examination and treatment of patients within the emergency department. They are expected to work collaboratively in teams while maintaining high clinical standards under the supervision of a licensed physician.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited physician assistant program and obtain a PA license within 60 days of hire. No prior experience is required, but the role demands strong clinical, communication, and organizational skills.

Key Skills

TeamworkIndependent work

Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% 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 Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

3
<$105k
2
$105k-135k
14
$135k-165k
9
$165k-195k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
54%
CME allowance
46%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Nurse Practitioner

CVS Health · Kearney, Missouri

$41.85-$90.13/hr
#2

Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Provider

CVS Health · Independence, Missouri

$87k-$187k
#3

FNP needed for interim coverage - Dec - March

$90 per hour
#4

.88 FTE Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioner- Emergency Medicine - St. Lukes, W. Allis, S. Shore

$59-$88.5/hr
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Emergency Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$238k
Typical market rent
$1,200/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About CoxHealth

Hospitals and Health Care
Springfield, MO
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Vision, Dental
Retirement with Employer Match
20+ hrs/week benefits