Nurse Practitioner - Student Health Center
Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.
Job Description
About the Role
Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Student Health NP – Vanderbilt, 32hrs/wk, No Nights in United States.
Key Responsibilities
- focused, or symptom
- pharmacologic, needed to achieve expected outcomes. Utilizes evidence
- based knowledge through continuous learning. Educates patients, families, students and other members of the healthcare team in clinical topics and application of clinical knowledge. Practice
Requirements
- Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:
- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Benefits & Compensation
- 401(k) with employer match.
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- Day shift only - no nights.
This position offers day shifts only. Work with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in United States.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Student Health Center at VUMC a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Student Health nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.
Student Health — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Student Health position at VUMC is open to nurse practitioner candidates.
Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Patient Care, Clinical Judgment, Communication, Documentation, Health Assessment, Evidence-Based Practice, Professional Development, Patient-Centered Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Student Health role.
Core responsibilities: The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to manage a defined patient population, focusing on general, episodic, and preventive care. Responsibilities include obtaining health histories, performing physical examinations, prescribing treatments, and ensuring adheren...
Benefits package: Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options, Dental and/or vision plan, 403(b) retirement plan, Paid Time off (flex PTO), Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance, Short-Long term disability, Subsidized backup childcare. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
About WeekdayDoc
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Benefits & Perks
Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (3)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)
Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Part-time
Posted
5d ago