Dallas-area positions (10)
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Nurse Practitioner
Fort Worth, TX
Nurse Practitioner
Dallas, TX
Dermatology Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant
Dallas, TX
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant
Dallas, TX
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner · CA Virtual (FT)
Dallas, Texas
Mental Health Provider (Psychiatric PA or NP) · Irving, TX
Irving, TX
Mental Health Provider (Psychiatric PA or NP) · Arlington, TX
Arlington, TX
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) (Full-Time) · Sign On Bonus!!
Arlington, TX
Mental Health Provider (Psychiatric PA or NP) · South Frisco, TX
Frisco, TX (South)
Advance Practice Providers (Psych PA or PMHNP) · Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Who is hiring
5 employers have active NP listings in the Dallas area right now. Geode Health has the most, with 4 listings.
- Geode Health4 listings
- MedElite2 listings
- Strive Health2 listings
- Diana Health1 listing
- Salma Health1 listing
Why This Market
Why NPs Choose Dallas
UT Southwestern, Baylor Scott & White, Parkland, and Children's Health hire across academic and community care
Two distinct urban cores, Dallas and Fort Worth, each with its own hospitals and referral patterns
Corporate campuses in Plano, Frisco, and McKinney, including Toyota's North American headquarters, support suburban outpatient practices
Private practice and telehealth roles across the Metroplex
Posted pay
5 postings in the Dallas area state a salary from 3 employers. A metro median appears once at least 5 postings from at least 3 employers list annual pay for an NP role, with no single employer above 40% of them. The national median for nurse practitioners is $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Inside the metro
How the Dallas market is put together
Who you will be caring for
Corporate campuses across Dallas-Fort Worth, including Toyota's North American headquarters in Plano, draw workers and their families to the northern suburbs, while Parkland Health, Dallas County's public hospital system, serves patients across the county. The result is NP demand across primary care, urgent care, pediatrics, and specialty settings, from employer clinics to safety-net care.
Live market snapshot
- Open NP roles here
- 10
- All Texas roles
- 46
- Work mode
- 4 on site, 6 hybrid
Most common categories here: Full-Time (6), Psychiatric Mental Health (5) and Part-Time (2). A posting can count in more than one.
Counted from live listings on this board and refreshed hourly.
Where the jobs are
01Southwestern Medical District
UT Southwestern, Parkland, and Children's Health sit close together, forming an academic and high-acuity cluster of NP employers.
02North Dallas and Collin County
Plano, Frisco, and McKinney: a corporate-relocation belt with suburban outpatient and specialty practices and newer hospital campuses.
03Fort Worth and Tarrant County
A separate hospital ecosystem to the west, with its own academic presence and JPS Health Network as Tarrant County's public system. Search it as its own commute.
04Arlington and the mid-cities
Between the two urban cores, with a commute that can work toward either, plus urgent care and retail-clinic sites.
05Southern Dallas County and the rural ring
Community clinics in southern Dallas County and rural health sites in the surrounding counties. Loan repayment eligibility attaches to the specific site, so check each address.
Practice authority is set by the state. Texas is a restricted-practice jurisdiction on the AANP State Practice Environment map. Editorial content for this metro was last reviewed 2026-09-27.
Before You Apply
Getting Started in Dallas
Licensure
Texas has Restricted Practice Authority. Texas requires NPs to have a prescriptive authority agreement with a supervising physician, and AANP classifies Texas as a restricted practice state.
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Common Questions
Dallas NP Jobs FAQ
How should I compare NP pay offers in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Decide which core you want to work near, then compare the full package. UT Southwestern, Baylor Scott & White, Parkland, and suburban practices structure benefits differently, and a Dallas job from a Fort Worth address can add a long daily drive. A posted-pay median appears on this page only when enough DFW listings from enough employers post annual pay. Until then, any national median shown is the cited BLS reference figure.
Does Texas have full practice authority for NPs?
No. AANP classifies Texas as a restricted practice state, and Texas requires NPs to have a prescriptive authority agreement with a supervising physician. In an employed role, ask who the supervising physician will be and how the agreement is handled if you change positions. It becomes your own responsibility mainly if you want to open your own practice.
What shapes the Dallas job market for NPs?
Two things: breadth and geography. Academic, safety-net, and community systems, including UT Southwestern, Parkland, and Baylor Scott & White, hire alongside suburban private practices and employer clinics, and the Metroplex splits into distinct commute zones. Filter by the specific city you would work in rather than the whole Metroplex.
Is Dallas or Fort Worth the better base for a job search?
They are one metro on a map and two markets in practice. Fort Worth has its own hospital systems and referral patterns, and the drive from downtown Dallas becomes a long one in traffic. Decide which core you want to work near before you sign a lease, and filter listings by the specific city rather than the Metroplex.
Which employers are hiring NPs in the Dallas area?
Employers with open NP roles in the Dallas area right now include Geode Health (4), MedElite (2), Strive Health (2), Diana Health (1) and Salma Health (1).