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Richland, Washington

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Neuroscience ICU - PRN - Columbia

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities

Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.

Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.

Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.

Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.

Participates In

  • Establishment of quality assurance programs
  • Establishment of utilization management programs
  • Selection of management information systems
  • Development of patient education services

Development of Patient Satisfaction Surveys

Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.

Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.

General Job Expectations

Maintain courteous and cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees, physicians, patients, guarantors and the general public.

Participates in activities that would further the public's image of the Employer.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent.
  • Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses
  • South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner - NLNP
  • Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License
  • South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location: 5 Medical Park Rd Richland

  • Facility
  • Neuro ICU

Department: Neuro ICU-Practice Operations

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Key Responsibilities

Provides primary health care to patients within the Neuroscience ICU, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing care. Manages clinical documentation, billing, and participates in quality assurance and operational improvement programs.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Must hold active South Carolina licensure for Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, and controlled substance registration.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient careOperational budgetingCollaborationNeuroscience ICU care

Neurology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Neurology NP market look like in Washington?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNeurology NP median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingWashington index 107.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 48% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment353 active listings, Nov 2026
Neurology NP hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 45 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 48 postings, 60 closed
New Neurology NP listings53 in the last 30 days54 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Neurology NP pay trend+6.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 33 employers
10
<$155k
12
$155k-175k
5
$175k-195k
7
$195k-215k
2
$250k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Relocation assistance
16%
PSLF eligible
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Below most Neurology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 155 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Richland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$1,697/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.1
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 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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