About this specialty
Nurse Practitioner / PA jobs nationwide
1,275 active Nurse Practitioner / PA positions are open across the US right now, with the deepest concentration in , CA, NJ. Listings come straight from hospital ATS feeds, refreshed nightly.
NP and PA roles are merged because hospitals often post the same role openly to either credential. Filter by job title or use the specialty filter (Family, Adult-Gerontology, Acute-Care, Pediatric, Psych-Mental-Health) to narrow.
Wages for Nurse Practitioner / PA roles vary significantly by region, shift, and acuity. Major academic medical centers and urban level-1 trauma hospitals typically anchor the top of the pay band; community and rural sites cluster lower. Where the hospital publishes its pay scale, Waypoint surfaces it directly on the job detail page; where they don't, the apply link still routes straight to the employer's ATS.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Nurse Practitioner / PA jobs
How many Nurse Practitioner / PA jobs are listed?
1,275 active positions across the United States as of the last nightly scrape.
Which states have the most Nurse Practitioner / PA openings?
, CA, NJ currently lead the country by Nurse Practitioner / PA job count. Full state-by-state breakdown is in the sidebar.
Which hospital systems hire the most Nurse Practitioner / PA staff?
The top three hiring systems for Nurse Practitioner / PA are UnitedHealth Group, GoHealth Urgent Care, Cleveland Clinic. Click any system tag to see all their open roles.
Are travel and per-diem Nurse Practitioner / PA positions included?
Yes. Each posting carries a job type flag (Full-Time, Part-Time, Per Diem, Travel). Travel-specific listings are also aggregated separately at /jobs/specialty/travel-nursing.
Do I need a license in the state I'm applying to?
Yes for any direct-care role. Nurse Practitioner / PA positions require state RN/APRN licensure for the state of employment. Many nurses qualify for compact-state licensure — see Waypoint's compact-license-states tool at /tools/compact-license-states for the current list.