Specialty Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$144.4K–$214.8K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast.
Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner, you will help patients suffering from neurological or neurosurgical disorders manage their acute and chronic conditions so they can achieve better health through comprehensive, high-quality neurosurgical care.
Every day you will perform neurosurgical consultations, round on inpatients, assist in surgery, and support both surgeon-led and independent clinics. You will be expected to assess, diagnose, and treat patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and provide extensive patient education and counseling.
To be successful in this role, you will possess the clinical training to perform neurosurgical evaluations and the collaborative skills to work effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered care.
Job Requirements
Required
- Masters Of Nursing
- Registered Nurse: CA (RN: CA)
- Advanced Practitioner Registerd Nurse: CA (APRN: CA)
Effective Communication
- Knowledge of the principles and skills of the nursing process to provide patient care and treatment.
- Critical thinking skills
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal
- Basic Computer skills – familiarity with Windows based software programs
Key Responsibilities
The Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner will perform neurosurgical consultations, round on inpatients, and assist in surgery. They are also responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients while providing extensive education and counseling.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master of Nursing degree and possess active California RN and APRN licenses. Strong clinical training in neurosurgical evaluations and excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Specialty Nurse Practitioner at Pacific Central Coast Health Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 322 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Pacific Central Coast Health Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 5 active listings.
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 60% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (np) | ranked against 322 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $144k–$215k | Surgery NP median $160k (middle half $138k–$183k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$162k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery NP listings in California | 39 active | 325 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 60% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery NP hiring demand | #6 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed |
| New Surgery NP listings | 77 in the last 30 days | 112 the 30 days before (−31%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery NP pay trend | −2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Pacific Central Coast Health Center | silver tier, 70/100 | Top Employers work-life index5 active listings |
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