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We are seeking an experienced Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 90-day assignment with our client in North Carolina, starting Jul 20, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive urgent care, managing adult and pediatric procedures including laceration repair and ear irrigation, during 8A-8P shifts.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide urgent care...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an experienced Surgery - Neurological Nurse Practitioner for an 84-day assignment in North Carolina, commencing Jan 4, 2027. This challenging role involves providing care in a trauma setting, managing admissions and discharges, performing consultations, and offering OR first assist duties if desired, primarily during 7p-7a shifts.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 7, 2026. The successful candidate will work 12-hour shifts on weekdays and 8-hour shifts on weekends, focusing on treating both adult and pediatric patients in a high-volume setting, often as a sole provider. Our client values providers who can deliver...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client is seeking a General Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 90-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Oct 7, 2026. This role involves a Monday to Friday schedule from 7a to 3:30p, focusing primarily on rounding on post-surgical patients and managing in-patient facial trauma consults, including telehealth for outside institutions.Responsibilities...
Location:NC
Specialty:Trauma Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in North Carolina seeks a dedicated Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for a 48-day assignment beginning Sep 1, 2026. This role involves 7a-7p shifts, focusing on rounding daily on cardiology patients, writing comprehensive notes, ordering necessary medications and tests, and performing critical procedures such as arterial line and central line...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Jul 1, 2026. This role involves 7p-7a shifts, focusing on daily patient rounding, comprehensive patient management including notes and orders, performing procedures in the ICU such as arterial and central line placements, cardioversion, and conducting...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in North Carolina is seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment starting Sep 21, 2026. This role involves providing urgent care to adults and pediatric patients, including procedures such as incision and drainage, laceration repair, and ear irrigation. Typical shifts run from 8 AM to 8 PM on weekdays and 8 AM to 4 PM...
Location:NC
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in North Carolina is seeking a skilled Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 56-day assignment starting Nov 2, 2026. This role involves collaborating closely with CT and Vascular Surgeons, providing comprehensive care for CVT and Vascular Surgery cases, and potentially assisting in the training of new advanced practice...
Location:NC
Specialty:Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 1-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 24, 2026. The schedule will be from 8a - 1p, focusing primarily on conducting skin cancer screenings, identifying suspicious moles or lesions, and referring patients to their PCPs as needed.Responsibilities and DutiesConduct comprehensive...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 25-day assignment in North Carolina, starting Sep 28, 2026. Our client is looking for a professional to manage general primary care cases for onsite factory health, focusing on occupational health duties within a consistent schedule.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide general primary...
Location:NC
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Locum tenens NP jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel nurse practitioners hold all the same qualifications as a permanent nurse practitioner, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NPs in North Carolina earn an average of $121,590 a year.
Nurse practitioners have a restricted scope of practice in North Carolina. Restricted scope of practice means state laws restrict the ability for NPs to practice in at least one element. They require a career-long supervision or management by another healthcare provider.
NPs in North Carolina are required to complete 50 hours of CE to maintain licensure.
Acute care nurse practitioners are the highest paid NP specialty.
