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We are actively seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner to join our client's team in Texas. This vital 1-day assignment is scheduled to begin on May 13, 2026, offering 8a-330p shifts. In this role, you will focus on essential employee screenings, background checks, health history assessments, and processing referrals, alongside performing...
Location:TX
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment with our client in Texas, starting Jun 10, 2026. This role involves managing all urgent care cases and procedures, working independently during 8 and/or 12 hour shifts, and ensuring charts are closed by the end of each shift. The ideal candidate will be ready to hit the ground...
Location:TX
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are actively seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 10-day assignment in Texas, starting May 26, 2026. This role involves seeing patients for various reasons, including DOT physicals, suturing, workplace injuries, and pre-employment exams, with flexible shift hours. Our client offers an excellent opportunity to deliver essential...
Location:TX
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client is seeking an experienced Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner to join their team in Texas for a 48-day assignment starting Jul 2, 2026. This role requires a solo provider comfortable handling all urgent care cases and procedures, including in-office interventions. Shifts are available in both AM (8am-4pm) and PM (3pm-11pm) to ensure comprehensive...
Location:TX
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Pediatric Cardiology Nurse Practitioner for our client in Texas, commencing a 13-day assignment on Aug 3, 2026. This role operates on a standard 5, Day (13 Hours) 7:00 - 8:00 schedule, and involves performing essential bedside procedures including the removal of chest tubes, cardiac lines, pacing wires, and surgical drains.Responsibilities...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner for a 13-day assignment in Texas, starting Jul 20, 2026. This role involves 13-hour PM shifts from 7p-8a, where you will manage complex pediatric patient needs, including those with stable VADs, trach/ventilator dependence, and requiring management of chest tubes and external pacing wires.Responsibilities...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in Texas is seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 48-day assignment starting Jun 5, 2026. This role involves managing urgent care cases and performing various in-office procedures as the sole provider, with expectations to close all charts by the end of each shift. Shifts include an AM shift from 8am-4pm and a PM shift from 3pm-11pm.Responsibilities...
Location:TX
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner for a 24-day assignment in Texas, starting Jun 6, 2026. This role involves serving as the sole provider for all urgent care cases and procedures, requiring immediate readiness to handle a wide range of patient needs. The schedule runs Monday-Friday from 8am to 8pm, and Saturday & Sunday from 8am to...
Location:TX
Specialty:Urgent Care
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are actively seeking a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner for a 32-day assignment in Texas, starting Aug 3, 2026. This role involves managing a 1.5 FTE schedule, providing comprehensive coverage for a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. The practitioner will deliver expert care for patients with congenital and acquired heart disease...
Location:TX
Specialty:Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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 Texas earn an average of $130,010 a year.
Nurse practitioners have a restricted scope of practice in Tennessee. 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 Texas are required to complete 28 hours of CE to maintain licensure, along with two courses. The courses are geared towards geriatrics, and nursing jurisprudence and ethics.
Acute care nurse practitioners are the highest paid NP specialty.
