Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Neurology
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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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Neurology median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)36 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Neurology listings in Florida | 10 active | 60 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Florida Physician Assistant listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment222 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Neurology listings | 203 in the last 30 days | 136 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Neurology pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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