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Nurse Practitioner (NNP)/Physician Assistant | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit| Full Time | Variable

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Job Description

For Inpatient assignment, assists the attending physician in the care and management of patients on Inpatient units within the hospital.

This includes making patient rounds, contributing to the decisions for daily care, writing orders, interacting with consultants, and facilitating and coordinating the scheduling of therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures.

Will make frequent bedside visits to assess the status of patients and direct care accordingly. May also see patients in the clinic environment.

For Emergency Dept. assignment assists the Emergency Department physicians in the comprehensive medical care of the patient, in the emergency department and the chest pain observation unit and in any role the supervisory physician deems appropriate and consistent with applicable law, hospital regulation and licensure and clinical privileges.

The incumbent will consult with the supervisory physician to determine the most appropriate care for patients. Acute Care ARNP or PA Required.

For Clinic assignment, under supervision of an attending physician this position will provide diagnostic and therapeutic health care coverage for patients which will include but not be limited to taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, coordinating lab tests, diagnostic studies, prescribing medications, and providing assistance to the patient regarding a plan of treatment and education.

Other duties may include sharing call hours, phone coverage, and seeing admitted patients within the hospital. For ICU assignment, assists the attending ICU physician in the care and management of patients.

This includes making patient rounds, contributing to the decisions for daily care, writing orders, interacting with consultants, and facilitating and coordinating the scheduling of therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures.

Will make frequent bedside visits to assess the status of patients and direct care accordingly. Acute Care ARNP or PA Required.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Master's degree in Nursing. Credentialing: Must meet requirements set forth by the Medical Staff Office to obtain and retain privileges to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse within UF Health Shands Hospital and/or the Shands UF Healthcare Network, as applicable. Additional

Requirements

Specific Area or Specialty --/-- Additional Requirements: Adult ICUs --/-- AGACNP required. ICU Experience preferred. Emergency Medicine --/-- AGACNP required. Emergency Medicine Experience preferred. Pediatric ICU --/-- PNP-AC required. Neonatal ICU --/-- NNP required. NICU experience preferred.

Surgical/Operative Adult --/-- APRN with RNFA required. Adult Clinic/Primary Care --/-- AGACNP, AGPCNP, or FNP required. Pediatric Clinic/Primary Care --/-- PNP or FNP required. Nurse Midwife --/-- CNM or APRN with Florida license to practice midwifery required. Psychology/Psychiatry --/-- PMHNP required.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current and clear license (or eligible to be licensed) as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Florida. BLS is required.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent will assist attending physicians in the care and management of patients across various hospital units, including the NICU, ICU, and Emergency Department. Responsibilities include conducting bedside visits, writing orders, coordinating diagnostic tests, and performing physical examinations.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Neonatal intensive careDiagnostic testingPatient educationMedical history takingBLS certificationClinical documentationConsultationTreatment planningLaboratory coordination

Neonatology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 50% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $137k (middle half $137k–$167k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Florida730 active14,262 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 50% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida Nurse Practitioner listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment730 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 40 employers
22
<$165k
14
$165k-185k
8
$185k-205k
3
$205k-225k
3
$225k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 40 employers
401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
39%
PSLF eligible
7%
Loan repayment
2%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Neonatology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 167 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.7
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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