Nurse Practitioner - Infectious Diseases Clinic
Listed compensation
$45-$63.91/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary-care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state-of-the-art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading-edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top-quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.
The first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open-heart surgery, and the first to develop a cardiac catheterization program, Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures. Learn more at smmcnj.com.
Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner focuses on providing general care to patients of all ages, with utmost patience, care, compassion and understanding. Perform tasks within their scope of practice which may include conducting tests, recording medical histories, providing treatments, assisting physicians and enhancing public awareness on the importance of health, and prescribing medications.
Qualifications
- Education and Work Experience
- MSN with specialization as an ARNP
- Current state license as an Advanced Practice Nurse
BLS Upon Hire and Maintain Current
- One to two years of experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.
- Previous experience with electronic health record.
Pay Transparency
St. Michael's Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.
Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.
A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $45.00 to $63.91.
The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status: Part Time < 60
Shift: Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Infectious Disease — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
In New Jersey, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$146k (241 salary observations; 606 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (5,756 salary observations; 22,510 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $94k–$133k | Nurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey vs national | $146k median in New Jersey | $140k nationally (+5%)241 state / 5,756 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$104k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All nurse practitioner listings in New Jersey | 381 active | 15,568 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 28% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment381 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Infectious Disease NP hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 36 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 4 postings, 25 closed |
| New Infectious Disease listings (all professions) | 50 in the last 30 days | 28 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties) | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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