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Nemours Children's Health
Pensacola, Florida

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Neurology

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Nemours Children’s Health Pensacola is seeking Neurology Advanced Practice Providers to staff at Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart.

Essential Functions

  • Manages and provides care for the patient requiring Neurology care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending Neurologist.
  • Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.
  • Collaborates with Neurologist concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.
  • Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
  • Participates in meeting goals of the department.
  • Completes timely documentation as required by departmental policy and Nemours standards.
  • Participates in daily rounds.

Qualifications

  • Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Active license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Florida

OR

  • Active Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure/Physician Assistant Licensure, with or without prescriptive authority
  • Current AHA BLS

What We Offer

  • No state income tax in Florida
  • Competitive base compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
  • Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
  • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

How to Apply/For Confidential Consideration

For confidential consideration, please apply below. Have question? Click here [Angelique.Walbroel@nemours.org] to contact the recruiter for this role.

About Pensacola

  • Home to pristine white beaches and the iconic emerald waters of the Gulf Coast (consistently voted one of the top beaches in the country)
  • Pensacola boasts a rich history including pre-Civil War forts, archaeological sites, the title of America’s first settlement, and is home to the US Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, The Blue Angels.
  • Cost of living below the national average
  • The perfect combination of a relaxed beach town and bustling metropolitan center, Pensacola’s temperate and climate offer a friendly community and an unparalleled quality of life.
  • Pensacola prides itself on its diverse and emerging cultures. Annual festivals, events, and performances display the region’s greatest musicians, food, artists, shows, and vendors that captivate the heart and history of the area.

About Ascension Sacred Heart Studer Family Children’s Hospital

As part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola is a 566-bed facility that offers:

  • Studer Family Children’s Hospital is the region’s only children’s hospital and is a full-service pediatric facility including a dedicated pediatric emergency department/trauma center, 48 general pediatric beds, 10 Hem/Onc beds and a 75 bed NICU. The hospital utilizes the Cerner EMR.
  • Sacred Heart was founded by the Daughters of Charity in 1915. The Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital opened their doors on April 1, 1969.
  • While technology has improved dramatically, and the buildings have grown and expanded, the commitment to the mission remains steadfast: to provide excellent health care to all people, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable.
  • The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is dedicated to the care of sick and injured babies and children regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
  • The campus includes an onsite Ronald McDonald House and in-house Ronald McDonald Family Room, a regional pediatric dialysis center, pediatric sedation for imaging studies
  • There is a Pediatric Residency program that has been training Pediatricians since 1970.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Key Responsibilities

The provider will manage and deliver neurology care to pediatric patients in collaboration with an attending neurologist. Responsibilities include conducting patient interviews, performing diagnostic procedures, ordering laboratory tests, and participating in daily rounds.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient careClinical documentationPatient assessmentFamily history takingLaboratory test orderingCollaborative carePediatric care

Neurology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Neurology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNeurology median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Neurology listings in Florida10 active60 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentFlorida Physician Assistant listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment222 active listings, Nov 2026
New Neurology listings203 in the last 30 days136 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Neurology pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
14% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 10% of Neurology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 57 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Nemours Children's Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Jacksonville, Florida
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

No State Income Tax in Florida
Competitive Base Compensation
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mortgage Assistance
Relocation Packages

Living in Pensacola

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$259k
Typical market rent
$1,640/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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