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Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, California

Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Cardiac Surgery - Full Time - 12hr Nights

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$78.86-$126.18/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Why Work Here?

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been ranked the #1 hospital in California and #2 hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, 2022‑23. Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries.

We take pride in hiring the best, most passionate employees. Our talented doctors, nurses and staff reflect the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

We are home to a distinguished team of experts who are setting the bar for cardiovascular care in the United States. At Cedars-Sinai, we treat the full spectrum of heart and vascular conditions for all patients, from infants to those with advanced disease.

Compassionate care is integrated with an agile research enterprise, giving patients access to pioneering treatments.

Our faculty and attending physicians provide deep competency across all specialties, including transplantation, stem cell therapy, congenital heart disease, women’s heart health, valve disorders, arrhythmia and hypertension.

What Will You Be Doing

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for working under the direct supervision of their Supervising Physician, the NP shall provide pre-op and post-op assessments of patients, provide and/or assist in follow-up care, and, in the Operating Room.

Supervise care for the patients in the Cardiac Surgery ICU ranging from CABG and valve replacement/repairs to implantable VADs, Heart and Lung transplants, ECMO, aortic dissections, and aneurysm repairs

Perform bedside procedures within the scope of service, write progress notes, participate in daily rounds, write orders, dictate discharge notes, and participate in hospital wide quality improvement initiatives

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides pre-operative and post-operative assessments and assists in the Operating Room and Cardiac Surgery ICU. They are responsible for performing bedside procedures, managing patient care, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Nursing degree and be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. A minimum of two years of ICU experience and current California licensure including RN, NP, and DEA are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Intensive care unitPatient assessmentPost-operative carePre-operative careVAD managementMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentation

Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 52% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 20.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$213k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $193k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 25 employers

13
<$165k
13
$165k-200k
1
$208k
2
$260k
2
$270k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
46%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.1this job 1.5
Below most Surgery (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 306 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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