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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Nurse Practitioner I

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner I is part of the Tulane University Campus Health team of committed professionals dedicated to supporting and promoting student health and wellbeing as a core institutional value through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach.

This position resides within The Health Center for Student Care, and reports to the Medical Director. This position is responsible for providing clinical services, referral to specialists, and provide health education/literacy.

The Nurse Practitioner I is a part of the medical team that provides health care services to the student population at Tulane University. This position provides medical assessments and exams, health education/literacy, referrals, and health screenings in a wide variety of clinic settings.

The Health Center for Student Care operates clinical service to students through primary care, women’s health, and men’s health clinics.

The Nurse Practitioner I also provides outpatient procedures such as suture/staple placement and removal, I&D, cryotherapy, fluorescence eye staining, removal of foreign body, and other procedures as certified.

This position is a part of the health Center provider group and attends regular meetings, participates in peer review projects, grand rounds, and is involved in community engagement activities.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, this position demonstrates qualities of effective leadership, communication, and professionalism.

Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educational programs or activities.

Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing an application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources by phone at 504-865-4748 or by email at hr@tulane.edu [hr@tulane.edu].

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive clinical services, medical assessments, and health education to the student population at Tulane University. Perform outpatient procedures and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to promote student wellbeing.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree, ANA-approved Nurse Practitioner certification, and Louisiana State Board of Nursing licensure. A minimum of 1 year of clinical outpatient experience is required, with preferences for primary care and college health experience.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical AssessmentSuture PlacementPatient Screening

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner I at Tulane University a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 14,133 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Student Health — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 52% have no call, 72% 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 Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 14,133 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$1,637/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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