NP or PA for Cardiology
Compensation
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Job Description
Facility
Wheeler Heart & Vascular: 3800 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department: 1260 Cardiovascular Services SGF
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Hours: 8am-5pm
Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description
The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with a physician for assistance in clinical decision-making, case management and evaluation of performance.
The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care and treatment to patients and performs physical examinations; orders diagnostic tests, develops treatment plans and prescribes drugs or other therapies.
The Nurse Practitioner may also plan, direct, or coordinate medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
Education: Masters of Science in Nursing Experience: Required: No Prior Experience Required Preferred: 1-2 years Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams Proficient computer skills Licensure/Certification/Registration: Required: MO Nurse Practitioner license Successful completion of all department specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians to provide advanced nursing care, perform physical examinations, and develop treatment plans. They also assist in clinical decision-making, case management, and the coordination of health services.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing and a valid Missouri Nurse Practitioner license. While no prior experience is required, 1-2 years of experience is preferred.
Key Skills
Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NP or PA for Cardiology at CoxHealth a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Cardiology (NP) — ranked against 363 active Cardiology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.
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- No call
- No nights
- On-site
Living in Springfield
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $238k
- Typical market rent
- $1,200/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.6
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.