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Children’s Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner PM&R - casual

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callPer Diem Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood.

An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites.

As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

We are seeking a Casual Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join a bustling pediatric rehabilitation medicine program.

Our rehab department consists of over 150 physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, who work collaboratively with a pediatric physiatrist and physiatry nurse practitioner. Rehabilitation Services are provided at both our Minneapolis and St Paul Hospitals as well as six outpatient therapy clinics.

Children’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine program brings together outpatient support for children with complex needs and dedicated inpatient consultative care to support the acute needs of hospitalized patients.

Ambulatory clinics at Children’s MN include primary care clinics that are the longest running Health Care Home in Minnesota for children with complex chronic health care needs; spina bifida clinic; NICU follow up clinics; and post-fetal (in utero) clinical care.

Hospitalization efforts support a focus on tertiary- and quaternary-care, including a large oncology program, two level 3 NICUs, a pediatric CVICU and heart transplant program, two PICUs, level 1 pediatric surgery verification care, and pediatric level 1 trauma.

Position Description

This individual will be responsible for managing complex patient care and ensuring the delivery of rehabilitation expertise to patients, families and other health care providers. This includes the evaluation of patients, in pediatric populations, with complex rehabilitation needs through outpatient and inpatient care. The Rehab APP will perform tasks independently and in collaboration with the rehabilitation care team.

License/Certification

Current Minnesota RN license or eligible Current Minnesota APRN license or eligible. Nurse certification required through Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) or American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Education/Experience

Master's or higher degree in nursing with a focus on clinical specialization. Nurse Practitioner. Current/previous experience in the care of pediatric patients in a rehab, neurology, or orthopedics clinic preferred. Good communication skills, flexibility and the desire to learn are a must.

Current BLS required

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Manage complex patient care and provide rehabilitation expertise to pediatric patients and families. Perform evaluations in both inpatient and outpatient settings independently and collaboratively.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree or higher in nursing and current MN RN and APRN licenses. Certification through PNCB or ANCC and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Pediatric CarePatient EvaluationComplex Care ManagementClinical Collaboration

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation pay on WeekdayDoc is down 9.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 8.0this job 3.0
Below most Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 71 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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