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Purple Cow Recruiting
Arcata, California

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) | Primary Care | $148.6K–$168.6K + Bonus

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$149k-$169k

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Job Description

Description

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) | Primary Care | $148.6K–$168.6K + Bonus

Arcata, CA | Full-Time | Outpatient Primary Care

  • Yanny Almanzar
  • Senior Recruiter | Heartline Staffing
  • Call or Text: 929-523-6975
  • Email: Yanny@heartlinestaffing.com

Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Yanny directly at 929-523-6975.

Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Family Nurse Practitioner for Open Door Community Health Centers in Arcata, California. This is a full-time outpatient, panel-based primary care role focused on caring for patients with complex medical needs in collaboration with an integrated clinical team.

The provider will work alongside dedicated medical assistants, RN support, behavioral health, chiropractic services, and telehealth consultation resources to deliver comprehensive, community-centered care.

Compensation

  • $148,627.20–$168,553.60 annual base salary
  • $12,400 annual access bonus paid biweekly for meeting the stated 9-patient per clinic target
  • Up to $44,000 additional annual production bonus potential for higher patient volumes
  • $25,000 sign-on plus retention bonuses for partnership-eligible providers
  • Alternative sign-on and retention structure available for non-partnership-track providers
  • Up to $10,000 relocation reimbursement
  • Additional $10,000 relocation assistance for a qualifying parent or in-law relocation

Schedule / Practice

  • Full-Time
  • 5x8 schedule
  • Outpatient, panel-based primary care
  • Six-month mentorship and onboarding program
  • Integrated team model with 2 Medical Assistants and 0.7 RN support per provider
  • Access to behavioral health, chiropractic, and specialty telehealth consultation services

Position Overview

  • Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to patients with complex medical needs.
  • Manage a panel of primary care patients within an integrated-care model.
  • Collaborate with Medical Assistants, RN support, behavioral health providers, chiropractic services, and telehealth specialty resources.
  • Deliver compassionate, team-based care within a community health setting.
  • Participate in the organization's structured six-month mentorship and onboarding program.

Benefits

  • 29 days of paid time off including CME, holidays, and sick time
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance beginning the first of the month after start
  • Laptop and cell phone provided
  • $5,000 annual company credit / professional expense allowance for licensing, DEA, continuing education, and equipment
  • NHSC and federal student loan repayment options ranging from $75,000–$300,000
  • Relocation assistance
  • Sign-on and retention bonus opportunities

Requirements

Requirements

  • Active California Nurse Practitioner license or eligibility to obtain California NP licensure REQUIRED
  • Ability to provide comprehensive outpatient primary care within an integrated, team-based environment REQUIRED

Preferred

  • 3+ years of outpatient Nurse Practitioner experience
  • Interest in rural health and serving underserved populations
  • Spanish language skills; differential pay may be available

Not ready to formally apply? That's completely fine. Many professionals prefer a confidential conversation first.

Call or text Yanny directly at 929-523-6975.

Key Responsibilities

The Family Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive outpatient primary care to patients with complex medical needs within an integrated clinical team. They will manage a patient panel and collaborate with medical assistants, RN support, behavioral health, and specialty telehealth resources.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient careClinical collaborationComplex medical needs managementPatient panel management

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 279 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 66% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$159k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.5
Higher than about 3 in 10 of 1,191 Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Arcata

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$480k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,584/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
29 Days PTO
CME Allowance ($5,000)
Sign-On Bonus ($25,000)
Relocation Assistance
Student Loan Repayment