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Nurse Practitioner NP roles across primary care, specialty care, acute care, telehealth, and leadership. Physician Assistant PA opportunities in surgical, emergency, hospitalist, specialty, and outpatient settings. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA and anesthesia roles in hospitals, surgery centers, and procedural care teams. Family Nurse Practitioner FNP roles in family medicine, primary care, urgent care, community health, and telehealth. Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP and behavioral health roles in outpatient, inpatient, addiction, and telepsychiatry care. Nurse Midwife CNM roles in prenatal care, labor and delivery, OB/GYN, reproductive health, and birth centers. Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NNP roles in NICUs, newborn nurseries, delivery support, and neonatal specialty teams. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner AGACNP and acute care roles in ICUs, hospital medicine, surgery, and specialty inpatient teams. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner PNP roles in pediatric primary care, specialty clinics, hospitals, and community settings. Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS roles in clinical leadership, quality, education, specialty programs, and evidence-based practice. Anesthesiologist Assistant Anesthesia care team roles supporting perioperative and procedural anesthesia services. NP / PA Combined Roles Flexible APP opportunities open to both nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Women's Health Nurse Practitioner WHNP roles in OB/GYN, reproductive health, prenatal care, gynecology, and women's health clinics. Adult Nurse Practitioner Adult and adult-gerontology NP roles in primary care, specialty care, and chronic disease management.

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Search or filter the APJ specialty taxonomy. Each card explains the specialty, the roles APPs may encounter, and the settings where those jobs commonly appear.

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Leadership, Research & Education

Academic/Research

Academic and research APP roles support clinical studies, evidence-based practice, teaching, protocol development, and care innovation.

Common rolesResearch APPs, faculty clinicians, clinical trial APPs

Practice settingsAcademic medical centers, universities, research institutes, health systems

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Acute Care

Acute care APPs manage complex short-term illness, unstable patients, and inpatient needs across high-acuity care teams.

Common rolesAcute care NPs, PAs, hospital APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, step-down units, specialty inpatient services, observation units

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Behavioral Health & Addiction

Addiction Medicine

Addiction medicine APPs support patients with substance use disorders through assessment, medication-assisted treatment, counseling coordination, and recovery-focused care.

Common rolesPMHNPs, addiction medicine NPs/PAs, MAT clinicians

Practice settingsOutpatient clinics, behavioral health programs, correctional facilities, telehealth, community health centers

Browse Addiction Medicine jobs

Leadership, Research & Education

Administrative Medicine

Administrative medicine roles allow APPs to shape clinical operations, quality programs, utilization, care delivery, and organizational strategy.

Common rolesAPP leaders, medical directors, utilization review clinicians

Practice settingsHealth systems, payers, corporate health, medical groups, population health organizations

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Women, Children & Family

Adolescent Medicine

Adolescent medicine APPs care for teens and young adults with a focus on preventive health, behavioral health, reproductive health, chronic disease, and development.

Common rolesPNPs, FNPs, adolescent medicine PAs

Practice settingsPediatric practices, school-based clinics, community health, specialty youth programs

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Primary Care & Family Health

Adult Health

Adult health APPs provide preventive care, chronic disease management, health maintenance, and specialty coordination for adult patients.

Common rolesAdult NPs, AGNPs, PAs

Practice settingsPrimary care clinics, internal medicine practices, specialty groups, senior care settings

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Surgical & Procedural

Aesthetics

Aesthetic APPs provide cosmetic consultations, injectable treatments, laser procedures, skin rejuvenation services, and patient education.

Common rolesAesthetic NPs/PAs, cosmetic injectors, dermatology APPs

Practice settingsMed spas, dermatology practices, plastic surgery groups, cosmetic clinics

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Medical Specialties

Allergy/Immunology

Allergy and immunology APPs evaluate allergic, respiratory, immune, and inflammatory conditions while supporting testing, treatment plans, and long-term management.

Common rolesAllergy NPs/PAs, immunology APPs

Practice settingsSpecialty clinics, academic centers, pediatric and adult practices

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Primary Care & Family Health

Ambulatory Care

Ambulatory care APPs deliver outpatient care, follow-up visits, chronic disease support, medication management, and care coordination.

Common rolesOutpatient NPs/PAs, clinic APPs, care coordination clinicians

Practice settingsMedical groups, hospital-owned clinics, ambulatory centers, community practices

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Anesthesia & Perioperative Care

Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology APPs support perioperative, procedural, and pain-related care as part of anesthesia and surgical care teams.

Common rolesCRNAs, anesthesiologist assistants, perioperative APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, surgery centers, endoscopy suites, pain clinics

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Medical Specialties

Bariatrics

Bariatric APPs support obesity medicine, metabolic health, preoperative optimization, postoperative follow-up, nutrition coordination, and long-term weight management.

Common rolesBariatric NPs/PAs, obesity medicine APPs

Practice settingsBariatric surgery programs, medical weight-loss clinics, health systems

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Industry, Informatics & Business

Biomedical

Biomedical roles connect clinical expertise with device development, research, regulatory work, education, and healthcare innovation.

Common rolesClinical specialists, research APPs, medical affairs clinicians

Practice settingsMedical device companies, biotech firms, research organizations, industry partners

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Burn Unit

Burn unit APPs manage complex wounds, critical illness, procedures, pain control, graft care, and multidisciplinary recovery planning.

Common rolesBurn APPs, surgical NPs/PAs, critical care APPs

Practice settingsBurn centers, trauma hospitals, surgical ICUs, wound programs

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Cardiovascular Care

Cardiology

Cardiology APPs care for patients with heart disease through assessment, diagnostics, medication management, procedures support, and longitudinal follow-up.

Common rolesCardiology NPs/PAs, heart failure APPs, outpatient cardiac clinicians

Practice settingsCardiology clinics, hospitals, cath labs, heart failure programs, telecardiology

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Cardiovascular Care

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular APPs support patients with cardiac and vascular conditions across preventive, acute, procedural, surgical, and chronic care settings.

Common rolesCardiovascular NPs/PAs, vascular APPs, inpatient cardiac clinicians

Practice settingsHospitals, specialty clinics, operating rooms, cath labs, vascular centers

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Cardiovascular Care

Cardiovascular - Open Heart

Open heart cardiovascular APPs support preoperative workups, first assist, ICU recovery, postoperative care, and cardiac surgery teams.

Common rolesCardiothoracic surgery PAs, surgical NPs, CVICU APPs

Practice settingsOperating rooms, CVICUs, cardiac surgery programs, academic medical centers

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Leadership, Research & Education

Case Management

Case management APPs coordinate complex care plans, transitions, utilization, discharge needs, and patient support across the care continuum.

Common rolesCare management APPs, utilization review clinicians, transitional care APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, payers, ACOs, population health programs, home care organizations

Browse Case Management jobs

Behavioral Health & Addiction

Child Psychiatry

Child psychiatry APPs support pediatric and adolescent patients with mood, anxiety, behavioral, neurodevelopmental, and family-centered mental health needs.

Common rolesPMHNPs, pediatric behavioral health APPs, child psychiatry PAs

Practice settingsOutpatient behavioral health clinics, hospitals, schools, telepsychiatry programs

Browse Child Psychiatry jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Chronic Pain

Chronic pain APPs help evaluate and manage persistent pain using medication plans, procedures support, behavioral strategies, and multidisciplinary care.

Common rolesPain management NPs/PAs, interventional pain APPs

Practice settingsPain clinics, spine centers, rehabilitation programs, orthopedic groups

Browse Chronic Pain jobs

Leadership, Research & Education

Clinical Operations

Clinical operations roles allow APPs to improve workflows, staffing models, quality, access, patient experience, and service-line performance.

Common rolesAPP managers, operations leaders, clinical program directors

Practice settingsHealth systems, medical groups, urgent care networks, specialty programs

Browse Clinical Operations jobs

Community, Public & Occupational Health

Community Health

Community health APPs expand access to preventive, primary, behavioral, and chronic care services for underserved and local populations.

Common rolesFNPs, PAs, public health APPs, community clinic clinicians

Practice settingsFQHCs, mobile clinics, public health departments, nonprofit clinics, rural health programs

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Community, Public & Occupational Health

Correctional Medicine

Correctional medicine APPs deliver primary, urgent, chronic, behavioral health, and medication management services in secure care environments.

Common rolesCorrectional NPs/PAs, mental health APPs

Practice settingsJails, prisons, detention centers, correctional health contractors

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Critical Care

Critical care APPs manage high-acuity patients, procedures, ventilator support, hemodynamics, and complex multidisciplinary care.

Common rolesICU NPs/PAs, acute care APPs, critical care APPs

Practice settingsICUs, trauma units, cardiac ICUs, neuro ICUs, academic hospitals

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Critical Care/ICU

Critical Care/ICU APPs support intensive care teams with rounding, procedures, family communication, stabilization, and ongoing management of critically ill patients.

Common rolesAGACNPs, ICU PAs, intensivist APPs

Practice settingsMedical ICUs, surgical ICUs, CVICUs, neuro ICUs, step-down units

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Medical Specialties

Dermatology

Dermatology APPs diagnose and manage skin conditions, perform procedures, support cosmetic services, and provide preventive skin care.

Common rolesDermatology NPs/PAs, procedural APPs, aesthetic clinicians

Practice settingsDermatology practices, academic clinics, med spas, surgical dermatology offices

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Medical Specialties

Diabetes/Endocrinology

Diabetes and endocrinology APPs manage diabetes, thyroid disease, metabolic disorders, hormones, and long-term chronic endocrine care.

Common rolesEndocrinology NPs/PAs, diabetes educators, metabolic health APPs

Practice settingsEndocrinology clinics, diabetes centers, primary care groups, telehealth programs

Browse Diabetes/Endocrinology jobs

Leadership, Research & Education

Education and Training

Education and training roles let APPs teach clinicians, develop programs, support onboarding, and advance professional development.

Common rolesClinical educators, APP faculty, simulation instructors, onboarding leaders

Practice settingsHospitals, universities, residency/fellowship programs, CME providers, health systems

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Cardiovascular Care

Electrophysiology

Electrophysiology APPs support arrhythmia care, device management, ablation programs, patient education, and cardiac procedure workflows.

Common rolesEP NPs/PAs, device clinic APPs, cardiology APPs

Practice settingsEP labs, cardiology groups, device clinics, hospitals

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine APPs evaluate and treat urgent and emergent conditions in fast-moving, team-based clinical environments.

Common rolesEmergency NPs/PAs, urgent/emergency APPs

Practice settingsEmergency departments, freestanding EDs, trauma centers, rural hospitals

Browse Emergency Medicine jobs

Medical Specialties

Endocrinology

Endocrinology APPs care for patients with diabetes, thyroid disease, adrenal disorders, osteoporosis, metabolic concerns, and hormone-related conditions.

Common rolesEndocrinology NPs/PAs, diabetes APPs

Practice settingsSpecialty clinics, academic centers, diabetes programs, telehealth

Browse Endocrinology jobs

Community, Public & Occupational Health

Environmental Health

Environmental health roles use clinical insight to address workplace, community, exposure, safety, and population health risks.

Common rolesOccupational health APPs, public health clinicians, safety-focused APPs

Practice settingsPublic health agencies, employer clinics, government programs, environmental health organizations

Browse Environmental Health jobs

Primary Care & Family Health

Family Medicine

Family medicine APPs provide comprehensive care across ages, including prevention, chronic disease management, acute visits, and long-term relationships.

Common rolesFNPs, family medicine PAs, primary care APPs

Practice settingsFamily practices, health systems, community clinics, rural health, telehealth

Browse Family Medicine jobs

Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Flight and Transport

Flight and transport APPs support urgent transfers, critical care transport, emergency stabilization, and care in mobile high-acuity environments.

Common rolesFlight NPs/PAs, transport clinicians, critical care APPs

Practice settingsAir medical teams, transport programs, trauma systems, pediatric/neonatal transport

Browse Flight and Transport jobs

Medical Specialties

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology APPs manage digestive health conditions, support endoscopy workflows, coordinate follow-up, and care for hepatology and IBD patients.

Common rolesGI NPs/PAs, hepatology APPs, endoscopy APPs

Practice settingsGI practices, hospitals, endoscopy centers, academic programs

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Primary Care & Family Health

General Practice

General practice APPs provide broad outpatient care, preventive visits, acute concerns, chronic disease follow-up, and patient education.

Common rolesFNPs, PAs, general practice APPs

Practice settingsPrimary care offices, rural clinics, urgent care, telehealth, community practices

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Medical Specialties

Genetics

Genetics APPs support hereditary risk assessment, testing coordination, counseling workflows, specialty referrals, and genomic medicine programs.

Common rolesGenetics NPs/PAs, oncology genetics APPs, specialty program clinicians

Practice settingsGenetics clinics, oncology programs, maternal-fetal medicine, academic centers

Browse Genetics jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Geriatrics

Geriatric APPs care for older adults with complex medical, functional, cognitive, and social needs across the continuum of care.

Common rolesGeriatric NPs/PAs, post-acute APPs, senior care clinicians

Practice settingsSkilled nursing facilities, primary care, home-based care, assisted living, hospitals

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Women, Children & Family

Gynecology

Gynecology APPs provide preventive care, reproductive health services, contraception management, screening, and care for gynecologic concerns.

Common rolesWHNPs, CNMs, gynecology PAs, FNPs

Practice settingsOB/GYN clinics, women's health practices, community clinics, academic programs

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Women, Children & Family

Gynecology/Obstetrics

Gynecology/obstetrics APPs support reproductive health, prenatal care, postpartum care, gynecologic visits, and OB/GYN team workflows.

Common rolesWHNPs, CNMs, OB/GYN PAs, FNPs

Practice settingsOB/GYN practices, hospitals, birth centers, women's health clinics

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Medical Specialties

Hematology

Hematology APPs care for patients with blood disorders, anemia, clotting conditions, malignancies, infusion needs, and complex treatment plans.

Common rolesHematology NPs/PAs, oncology APPs

Practice settingsCancer centers, infusion clinics, hospitals, academic medical centers

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Medical Specialties

Hepatology

Hepatology APPs manage liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis, transplant evaluation support, medication follow-up, and specialty coordination.

Common rolesHepatology NPs/PAs, GI APPs, transplant APPs

Practice settingsLiver clinics, transplant centers, GI practices, academic hospitals

Browse Hepatology jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Home Health

Home health APPs bring clinical care into the home through assessment, chronic disease support, transitional care, and patient-centered follow-up.

Common rolesHome-based NPs/PAs, transitional care APPs, palliative APPs

Practice settingsHome health agencies, value-based care groups, senior care programs, hospital-at-home models

Browse Home Health jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Hospice/Palliative Care

Hospice and palliative care APPs focus on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, serious illness support, and family-centered care.

Common rolesPalliative NPs/PAs, hospice APPs, serious illness clinicians

Practice settingsHospitals, hospice agencies, outpatient palliative clinics, home-based care

Browse Hospice/Palliative Care jobs

Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Hospital Nurse

Hospital nurse roles include inpatient clinical care, coordination, education, and APP-adjacent positions within hospital-based teams.

Common rolesHospital-based nurses, APP-adjacent clinicians, inpatient care team members

Practice settingsHospitals, medical-surgical units, specialty floors, procedural areas

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Hospitalist

Hospitalist APPs manage admitted patients, support rounding, coordinate care plans, respond to changes, and prepare safe discharges.

Common rolesHospitalist NPs/PAs, inpatient APPs, nocturnist APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, observation units, academic centers, community hospitals

Browse Hospitalist jobs

Medical Specialties

Infectious Disease

Infectious disease APPs support diagnosis, antimicrobial management, HIV care, travel medicine, hospital consults, and complex follow-up.

Common rolesID NPs/PAs, HIV care APPs, antimicrobial stewardship clinicians

Practice settingsSpecialty clinics, hospitals, public health programs, academic centers

Browse Infectious Disease jobs

Primary Care & Family Health

Internal Medicine

Internal medicine APPs care for adult patients with acute concerns, prevention needs, chronic disease, and complex medical histories.

Common rolesAdult NPs, internal medicine PAs, primary care APPs

Practice settingsInternal medicine practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, academic groups

Browse Internal Medicine jobs

Cardiovascular Care

Interventional Cardiology

Interventional cardiology APPs support cath lab workflows, pre/post-procedure care, patient education, and cardiovascular follow-up.

Common rolesCardiology NPs/PAs, cath lab APPs, procedural care clinicians

Practice settingsCath labs, cardiology practices, hospitals, heart and vascular centers

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Surgical & Procedural

Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiology APPs support image-guided procedures, consults, pre-procedure assessment, recovery, and longitudinal specialty care.

Common rolesIR NPs/PAs, procedural APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, radiology groups, outpatient procedure centers, academic programs

Browse Interventional Radiology jobs

Women, Children & Family

Labor and Delivery

Labor and delivery roles support obstetric care, triage, intrapartum support, postpartum transitions, and maternal-newborn team workflows.

Common rolesCNMs, WHNPs, OB APPs, L&D clinicians

Practice settingsHospitals, birth centers, OB units, maternal care programs

Browse Labor and Delivery jobs

Industry, Informatics & Business

Legal Medicine

Legal medicine roles use clinical expertise to support case review, expert consultation, risk management, documentation analysis, and healthcare claims.

Common rolesLegal nurse consultants, expert witness APPs, risk review clinicians

Practice settingsLaw firms, insurers, healthcare organizations, consulting practices

Browse Legal Medicine jobs

Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Med Surge

Med-surg roles involve inpatient care, clinical assessment, care coordination, patient education, and support for broad hospital populations.

Common rolesInpatient clinicians, med-surg APP-adjacent roles, hospital care team members

Practice settingsMedical-surgical units, community hospitals, specialty floors, observation units

Browse Med Surge jobs

Industry, Informatics & Business

Medical Informatics

Medical informatics roles allow APPs to improve technology, documentation, workflow, data use, decision support, and clinical systems.

Common rolesClinical informaticists, EHR analysts, APP workflow leaders

Practice settingsHealth systems, technology companies, EHR teams, analytics groups

Browse Medical Informatics jobs

Behavioral Health & Addiction

Mental Health

Mental health APPs assess, diagnose, and manage behavioral health conditions while coordinating therapy, medication, and whole-person care.

Common rolesPMHNPs, behavioral health PAs, integrated care clinicians

Practice settingsOutpatient clinics, inpatient units, community programs, telehealth, schools

Browse Mental Health jobs

Community, Public & Occupational Health

Military Medicine

Military medicine APPs deliver care to service members, veterans, and families through primary, urgent, occupational, and operational health services.

Common rolesMilitary NPs/PAs, occupational medicine APPs, primary care clinicians

Practice settingsMilitary bases, VA settings, government contractors, operational clinics

Browse Military Medicine jobs

Women, Children & Family

Mother - Baby

Mother-baby roles support postpartum patients, newborn care, lactation coordination, education, safety, and family-centered transitions.

Common rolesCNMs, WHNPs, neonatal APPs, postpartum clinicians

Practice settingsHospitals, postpartum units, birth centers, maternal-child health programs

Browse Mother - Baby jobs

Women, Children & Family

Neonatology

Neonatology APPs care for newborns and critically ill infants, supporting NICU management, delivery attendance, procedures, and family education.

Common rolesNNPs, neonatal PAs, NICU APPs

Practice settingsNICUs, newborn nurseries, children's hospitals, transport teams

Browse Neonatology jobs

Medical Specialties

Nephrology

Nephrology APPs manage kidney disease, dialysis care, hypertension, transplant follow-up, and chronic disease coordination.

Common rolesNephrology NPs/PAs, dialysis APPs, transplant APPs

Practice settingsNephrology clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, transplant programs

Browse Nephrology jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Neurological Surgery

Neurosurgery APPs support surgical consults, operative care, inpatient rounding, neurocritical recovery, procedures, and postoperative follow-up.

Common rolesNeurosurgery PAs, acute care NPs, surgical APPs

Practice settingsOperating rooms, hospitals, spine centers, neurosurgery clinics, neuro ICUs

Browse Neurological Surgery jobs

Medical Specialties

Neurology

Neurology APPs manage stroke follow-up, epilepsy, headaches, movement disorders, neurodegenerative disease, and outpatient or inpatient consults.

Common rolesNeurology NPs/PAs, stroke APPs, headache clinicians

Practice settingsNeurology clinics, hospitals, stroke centers, academic programs, telehealth

Browse Neurology jobs

Primary Care & Family Health

Nutrition

Nutrition-focused roles use clinical expertise to support metabolic health, chronic disease care, weight management, patient education, and lifestyle medicine.

Common rolesObesity medicine APPs, diabetes APPs, wellness clinicians

Practice settingsPrimary care, bariatric programs, wellness clinics, diabetes centers, telehealth

Browse Nutrition jobs

Women, Children & Family

Obstetrics and Gynecology

OB/GYN APPs care for patients across reproductive health, prenatal care, gynecology, postpartum needs, and women's health prevention.

Common rolesCNMs, WHNPs, OB/GYN PAs, FNPs

Practice settingsOB/GYN groups, hospitals, women's health clinics, birth centers

Browse Obstetrics and Gynecology jobs

Community, Public & Occupational Health

Occupational Medicine

Occupational medicine APPs care for workplace injuries, employee health, pre-employment exams, regulatory programs, and return-to-work planning.

Common rolesOccupational health NPs/PAs, employee health APPs

Practice settingsEmployer clinics, urgent care networks, occupational health groups, government programs

Browse Occupational Medicine jobs

Medical Specialties

Oncology

Oncology APPs support cancer diagnosis, treatment planning, infusion care, symptom management, survivorship, and multidisciplinary care coordination.

Common rolesOncology NPs/PAs, infusion APPs, hematology-oncology clinicians

Practice settingsCancer centers, infusion clinics, hospitals, academic oncology programs

Browse Oncology jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Orthopedic sports medicine APPs support athletes and active patients through injury evaluation, procedures, surgical care, rehab planning, and return-to-play guidance.

Common rolesOrthopedic PAs, sports medicine NPs/PAs, surgical APPs

Practice settingsOrthopedic groups, sports medicine clinics, schools, surgical centers

Browse Orthopedic Sports Medicine jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Orthopedics

Orthopedic APPs evaluate musculoskeletal conditions, assist in surgery, manage fractures, support procedures, and guide postoperative recovery.

Common rolesOrthopedic PAs, surgical NPs, fracture care APPs

Practice settingsOrthopedic practices, hospitals, urgent ortho clinics, operating rooms

Browse Orthopedics jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Orthopedics - Non Invasive

Non-invasive orthopedic APPs focus on musculoskeletal evaluation, injections, conservative treatment plans, bracing, rehab coordination, and follow-up care.

Common rolesOrthopedic NPs/PAs, sports medicine clinicians

Practice settingsOutpatient ortho clinics, sports medicine centers, rehabilitation networks

Browse Orthopedics - Non Invasive jobs

Other & Emerging Roles

Other

Other APP roles include emerging, blended, or specialized opportunities that may not fit neatly into a traditional specialty category.

Common rolesAPPs across mixed or emerging roles

Practice settingsHealth systems, private practices, telehealth, industry, community programs

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Surgical & Procedural

Otolaryngology - ENT

ENT APPs support ear, nose, throat, head and neck care, procedures, postoperative follow-up, and specialty clinic workflows.

Common rolesENT NPs/PAs, head and neck surgery APPs

Practice settingsENT practices, hospitals, surgical centers, academic programs

Browse Otolaryngology - ENT jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Pain Management

Pain management APPs assess acute and chronic pain, support procedures, manage treatment plans, and coordinate multidisciplinary care.

Common rolesPain NPs/PAs, interventional pain APPs

Practice settingsPain clinics, spine centers, orthopedic groups, rehabilitation programs

Browse Pain Management jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Palliative Care

Palliative care APPs support patients with serious illness through symptom management, goals-of-care conversations, care coordination, and family support.

Common rolesPalliative NPs/PAs, serious illness APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, outpatient clinics, hospice organizations, home-based programs

Browse Palliative Care jobs

Medical Specialties

Pathology

Pathology-related roles use clinical expertise in diagnostics, specimen workflows, laboratory medicine, quality, education, or specialized consultative support.

Common rolesPathology assistants, laboratory medicine APPs, clinical specialists

Practice settingsHospitals, labs, academic centers, diagnostic companies

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Primary Care & Family Health

Patient Care

Patient care roles include direct clinical care, assessment, education, treatment coordination, and support for individuals across practice settings.

Common rolesNPs, PAs, clinical APPs, care team clinicians

Practice settingsClinics, hospitals, home care, telehealth, specialty practices

Browse Patient Care jobs

Women, Children & Family

Pediatrics

Pediatric APPs care for infants, children, adolescents, and families through preventive care, acute visits, chronic disease support, and specialty services.

Common rolesPNPs, FNPs, pediatric PAs

Practice settingsPediatric practices, children's hospitals, school-based clinics, specialty clinics

Browse Pediatrics jobs

Industry, Informatics & Business

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutics roles allow clinically trained professionals to support medication strategy, education, safety, clinical trials, and medical affairs.

Common rolesMedical affairs clinicians, clinical educators, research APPs

Practice settingsPharma companies, research organizations, medical education, managed care

Browse Pharmaceutics jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PM&R APPs support patients recovering from injury, surgery, neurologic disease, pain, and functional limitations through rehab-focused care.

Common rolesPM&R NPs/PAs, rehab APPs, spine and pain clinicians

Practice settingsRehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehab, spine centers, SNFs, academic programs

Browse Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery APPs support cosmetic and reconstructive care, first assist, wound management, postoperative follow-up, and aesthetic procedures.

Common rolesPlastic surgery PAs, surgical NPs, aesthetic APPs

Practice settingsPlastic surgery practices, hospitals, surgical centers, med spas

Browse Plastic Surgery jobs

Primary Care & Family Health

Primary Care/Family Practice

Primary care and family practice APPs deliver front-line care across prevention, acute visits, chronic disease, screening, and whole-person health.

Common rolesFNPs, family medicine PAs, primary care APPs

Practice settingsFamily practices, community clinics, rural health, telehealth, health systems

Browse Primary Care/Family Practice jobs

Behavioral Health & Addiction

Psychiatry

Psychiatry APPs evaluate and manage mental health conditions through diagnosis, medication management, therapy coordination, and long-term follow-up.

Common rolesPMHNPs, psychiatric PAs, behavioral health APPs

Practice settingsOutpatient psychiatry, inpatient units, telepsychiatry, addiction programs, community mental health

Browse Psychiatry jobs

Behavioral Health & Addiction

Psychiatry - Psychosocial

Psychosocial psychiatry roles focus on behavioral health, social factors, functional support, counseling coordination, and whole-person mental health care.

Common rolesPMHNPs, behavioral health clinicians, psychosocial care APPs

Practice settingsCommunity mental health, integrated care, schools, outpatient programs, telehealth

Browse Psychiatry - Psychosocial jobs

Community, Public & Occupational Health

Public Health

Public health APPs improve community health through prevention, screening, outbreak response, education, population health, and access-focused care.

Common rolesPublic health NPs/PAs, community health APPs

Practice settingsPublic health departments, community clinics, nonprofit programs, government agencies

Browse Public Health jobs

Medical Specialties

Pulmonology

Pulmonology APPs care for patients with respiratory disease, COPD, asthma, sleep-related breathing disorders, pulmonary hypertension, and inpatient consult needs.

Common rolesPulmonary NPs/PAs, sleep medicine APPs, critical care APPs

Practice settingsPulmonary clinics, hospitals, sleep centers, ICUs, specialty practices

Browse Pulmonology jobs

Surgical & Procedural

Radiology

Radiology APPs support imaging services, procedural care, patient assessment, contrast safety, interventional workflows, and specialty follow-up.

Common rolesRadiology NPs/PAs, IR APPs, procedural clinicians

Practice settingsRadiology groups, hospitals, imaging centers, interventional suites

Browse Radiology jobs

Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation APPs support recovery after injury, illness, surgery, neurologic conditions, or hospitalization through function-focused care planning.

Common rolesRehab NPs/PAs, PM&R APPs, post-acute clinicians

Practice settingsRehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehab centers, SNFs, home-based care

Browse Rehabilitation jobs

Medical Specialties

Rheumatology

Rheumatology APPs manage autoimmune, inflammatory, and musculoskeletal conditions through assessment, medication monitoring, education, and long-term follow-up.

Common rolesRheumatology NPs/PAs, infusion clinic APPs

Practice settingsRheumatology practices, academic clinics, infusion centers, hospitals

Browse Rheumatology jobs

Industry, Informatics & Business

Sales - Medical

Medical sales roles allow clinicians to use healthcare expertise in product education, customer support, clinical training, and business development.

Common rolesClinical sales specialists, medical product educators, APP industry advisors

Practice settingsHealthcare companies, medical suppliers, device firms, field-based teams

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Industry, Informatics & Business

Sales - Medical Device

Medical device sales roles value clinical credibility for product demonstrations, procedural support, education, and relationship development.

Common rolesClinical specialists, device educators, field trainers, former APPs

Practice settingsMedical device companies, OR teams, procedural labs, health systems

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Industry, Informatics & Business

Sales - Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical sales roles use clinical knowledge to educate healthcare professionals, support product strategy, and communicate evidence-based value.

Common rolesPharma representatives, medical science liaisons, clinical educators

Practice settingsPharmaceutical companies, field teams, medical affairs, commercial organizations

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Industry, Informatics & Business

Sales/Marketing

Sales and marketing roles give APPs a path into healthcare business, education, growth strategy, employer branding, and clinical market communication.

Common rolesHealthcare marketers, clinical educators, growth advisors

Practice settingsHealthcare companies, staffing firms, pharma, medtech, digital health

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Community, Public & Occupational Health

School Health

School health APPs support children and adolescents through preventive care, acute visits, chronic condition plans, health education, and community coordination.

Common rolesPNPs, FNPs, school health clinicians

Practice settingsSchools, school-based clinics, pediatric programs, public health agencies

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Medical Specialties

Sleep Medicine

Sleep medicine APPs evaluate sleep disorders, manage CPAP and treatment plans, coordinate testing, and support long-term sleep health.

Common rolesSleep medicine NPs/PAs, pulmonary APPs

Practice settingsSleep centers, pulmonary practices, neurology clinics, telehealth

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Surgical & Procedural

Surgery

Surgical APPs support preoperative evaluation, first assist, intraoperative care, inpatient rounding, discharge planning, and postoperative follow-up.

Common rolesSurgical PAs, acute care NPs, first-assist APPs

Practice settingsOperating rooms, surgical clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Telemetry

Telemetry roles focus on monitored cardiac patients, rhythm observation, clinical assessment, escalation, and coordination with cardiac and hospital teams.

Common rolesTelemetry clinicians, cardiac floor APPs, inpatient care team members

Practice settingsTelemetry units, step-down units, hospitals, cardiac observation units

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Surgical & Procedural

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgery APPs support lung, esophageal, and chest surgery teams through pre-op care, operative support, inpatient management, and follow-up.

Common rolesThoracic surgery PAs, surgical NPs, inpatient APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, operating rooms, thoracic surgery clinics, cancer centers

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Acute, Emergency & Hospital Care

Trauma

Trauma APPs provide high-acuity care, procedures, rounding, consults, and coordination for injured patients across emergency and inpatient settings.

Common rolesTrauma NPs/PAs, acute care APPs, surgical APPs

Practice settingsTrauma centers, emergency departments, surgical ICUs, step-down units

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Primary Care & Family Health

Urgent Care

Urgent care APPs evaluate and treat acute, episodic, and low-to-moderate acuity conditions in high-volume outpatient settings.

Common rolesUrgent care NPs/PAs, FNPs, emergency-trained APPs

Practice settingsUrgent care centers, retail clinics, occupational health clinics, telehealth

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Medical Specialties

Urology

Urology APPs support outpatient urologic care, procedures, surgical follow-up, men’s health, women’s urology, and chronic condition management.

Common rolesUrology NPs/PAs, surgical APPs

Practice settingsUrology practices, hospitals, procedural clinics, academic programs

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Surgical & Procedural

Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgery APPs support vascular disease management, procedures, surgery, wound follow-up, inpatient rounding, and limb preservation programs.

Common rolesVascular surgery PAs, surgical NPs, wound/vascular APPs

Practice settingsHospitals, vascular clinics, operating rooms, wound centers

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Community, Public & Occupational Health

Veterans Health

Veterans health APPs serve veterans through primary care, mental health, specialty care, disability evaluations, and whole-person support.

Common rolesVA NPs/PAs, primary care APPs, behavioral health APPs

Practice settingsVA facilities, government contractors, outpatient clinics, telehealth programs

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Women, Children & Family

Women's Health

Women's health APPs provide reproductive, gynecologic, prenatal, preventive, and lifelong care for women across care settings.

Common rolesWHNPs, CNMs, FNPs, OB/GYN PAs

Practice settingsWomen’s health clinics, OB/GYN practices, community health, hospitals, telehealth

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Rehabilitation, Pain & Long-Term Care

Wound Care

Wound care APPs manage complex wounds, pressure injuries, diabetic ulcers, post-surgical wounds, vascular wounds, and long-term healing plans.

Common rolesWound care NPs/PAs, vascular APPs, post-acute clinicians

Practice settingsWound centers, hospitals, SNFs, home health, vascular clinics

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Advanced practice careers

APP careers span every area of healthcare.

Advanced practice clinicians play a critical role across primary care, specialty care, acute care, behavioral health, surgical care, anesthesia, women’s health, pediatrics, community health, leadership, and industry. As healthcare systems continue to rely on team-based models of care, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, CNMs, CNSs, and other APPs are finding opportunities in a wider range of specialties and practice settings.

APJ’s specialty directory is designed to help clinicians explore those options in one place. Use this page to browse jobs by specialty, compare different career paths, and discover opportunities related to salary, practice setting, CME, professional growth, and long-term career development.

How to use this page

Choose the path that matches your next step.

Start by position type if your credential is the primary filter for your search. Start by specialty if you already know the clinical area you want. Use category filters when you are exploring adjacent paths, such as moving from primary care into urgent care, from inpatient care into leadership, or from clinical practice into industry.

As you compare options, look beyond the specialty name. Consider patient population, pace, schedule, procedures, call expectations, team structure, and long-term growth potential.

Questions clinicians ask

Specialty browsing FAQ

What advanced practice specialties can I browse on APJ?

APJ organizes APP jobs across primary care, acute care, emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, psychiatry, pediatrics, women’s health, anesthesia, leadership, research, industry, and many other specialty fields.

Should a clinician browse by position type or specialty?

Use position type when credential is the main requirement, such as Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, CRNA, CNM, CNS, or Anesthesiologist Assistant. Use specialty when clinical focus is more important, such as cardiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, oncology, psychiatry, or surgery.

Can PAs and NPs use the same specialty directory?

Yes. Many specialties include opportunities for both NPs and PAs. Some areas are role-specific, such as CRNA, CNM, CNS, neonatal NP, psychiatric mental health NP, or anesthesiologist assistant roles.

What should I consider before choosing a specialty?

Consider the patient population, clinical setting, schedule, procedures, acuity level, physician and APP team structure, onboarding support, compensation model, CME needs, and long-term career path.

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Find the specialty, setting, and role that fit your next step.

Search APJ by position type, specialty, practice setting, and career path — then connect directly with opportunities built for advanced practice clinicians.

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