Specialty Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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.

Posted 3mo ago

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

Patient assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningDiagnostic test interpretationMedication prescriptionPatient counselingClinical nursingWindows software

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.

Surgery NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in surgery (np)ranked against 322 Surgery (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$144k–$215kSurgery NP median $160k (middle half $138k–$183k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$162k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery NP listings in California39 active325 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 60% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 102 postings, 209 closed
New Surgery NP listings77 in the last 30 days112 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 Centersilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index5 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (322 Surgery (NP) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Surgery (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 322 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Santa Maria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$645k≈ 4.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,509/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.