Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurology
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starting at $100K
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Job Description
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Advanced Pain Care - North Austin
Advanced Pain Care is now recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Neurology department at our North Austin clinic location.
Compensation
Our compensation package is extremely generous as we offer a base salary plus a monthly bonus program starting at $100,000.
Benefits
Excellent package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Retirement (401K), Holiday pay, PTO and numerous supplemental options.
Additional benefits for our mid-level providers include CME days and CME annual allowance, professional liability coverage, license renewal, and professional membership dues reimbursement.
Job Summary
The NP or PA is a licensed independent specialist and member of our professional team who is responsible for managing and coordinating health care for our pain management patients. The NP/PA is required to follow both State and Federal rules and regulations and standards of care, including but not limited to the assessment of health status, diagnosis, development of plan of care and treatment, implementation of treatment plan, and evaluation of patient status.
Requirements
Job Requirements Skills & Expertise
- Degree from an accredited NP or PA Program
- Texas NP or PA License
- Neurology experience preferred; not required
- Texas Medical Board Certification
- DEA license
- NPI number
- Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Strong computer skills and ability to effectively navigate Electronic Medical Record
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Ability to think independently and make sound decisions
- Job Type: Full-time
Required Education
Master's
Required License or Certification
TX APRN or PA
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for managing and coordinating healthcare for pain management patients within the neurology department. Duties include assessing health status, diagnosing conditions, and implementing and evaluating treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Neurology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 58% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$115k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Advanced Pain Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 5 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurology at Advanced Pain Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology (NP) — ranked against 141 active Neurology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$115k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Austin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $455k≈ 4.1× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,586/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.