Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery - FT
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Ochsner Health as a Neurosurgery NP/PA – Flexible Schedule, On-Call in Louisiana.
Key Responsibilities
- Master’s degree in nursing. OR Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences, or graduate of an approved Physician Assistant Training Program Work Experience Required
Requirements
- None. Preferred - 3 years of related working experience. Certifications Nurse Practitioner: Required
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
- Flexible scheduling available.
Apply to join Ochsner Health as a Neurosurgery NP/PA – Flexible Schedule, On-Call.
Licensure & Certifications
Requires a Master's degree in nursing or a Bachelor's in Physician Assistant studies with appropriate state licensure and NCCPA or ANCC/AANPCP certification. BCLS/ACLS certification and eligibility for prescriptive authority are mandatory.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery - FT at Ochsner Health a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 314 active Surgery (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 48% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
7.1/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Surgery (NP) — ranked against 314 active roles in this specialty
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