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Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic are on the leading edge of treating neurological conditions using the latest innovations and techniques in neurosurgery, such as minimally invasive surgery, robotics, intraoperative MRI, computer-assisted brain surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, awake brain surgery, and deep brain stimulation. The Department of Neurosurgery in Arizona has an exciting opportunity for an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant (NP PA) to join their team.

The NP PA works cooperatively with physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and other allied health personnel to deliver care to Neurosurgical patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

The Acute Care NP or PA performs the following tasks:

  • Obtain a patient history
  • Perform a physical examination
  • Conduct a comprehensive assessment
  • Order, conduct and interpret diagnostic tests
  • Formulate a diagnostic impression
  • Develop and implement a treatment plan
  • Monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
  • Prescribe pharmacological agents and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies
  • Facilitate appropriate consultations and referrals
  • Provide counseling and education to meet patient needs

100% of days worked will require the NP PA’s presence on the hospital campus.

This is a NON SURGICAL position.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding.

You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations.

Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations.

Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide inpatient and outpatient care for neurosurgical patients. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, ordering diagnostic tests, and implementing treatment plans in a non-surgical capacity.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree for NPs or graduation from an accredited PA program, along with current Arizona licensure and certification (ACNP or NCCPA). Active BLS, ACLS, and DEA registrations are mandatory.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Diagnostic TestingTreatment PlanningPharmacological PrescribingPatient CounselingElectronic Medical RecordsLeadershipTime ManagementStress ManagementCommunication Skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 329 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 64% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution43 jobs · 34 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
Sign-on bonus
55%
CME allowance
45% this job
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.3this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 329 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Pre-tax savings accounts (HSA, FSA)
Retirement package
Continuing education
Advancement opportunities