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Physicians Practice Enhancement
East Orange, New Jersey

Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Dept/ PT/PRN

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Physician Assistant (PA) / Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Emergency Department

Location: Carewell Medical Center – East Orange, NJ

Physician Practice Enhancement and Carewell Medical Center is seeking an experienced Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Emergency Department team. Candidates with Emergency Medicine experience preferred.

Position Type

  • Part-Time or PRN

Schedule Options

  • Monday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 2:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM or 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
  • Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Shift Requirements

  • Part-Time: 4–6 shifts per month
  • PRN - 2 shifts per month

Qualifications

  • Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in the State of New Jersey
  • Emergency Medicine experience preferred
  • Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced Emergency Department

Join our dedicated team and provide high-quality emergency care in a supportive, patient-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality emergency care to patients within a fast-paced Emergency Department environment. Work collaboratively with the medical team to perform clinical assessments and make critical medical decisions.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

CollaborationPatient care

Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 66% have no call, 66% 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 New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution45 jobs · 38 employers

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<$140k
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$215k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Relocation assistance
13%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Emergency Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 266 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in East Orange

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$464k
Typical market rent
$2,000/mo
Residents’ average commute
35 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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