Primary Care PA-C or ARNP
Listed compensation
$113k-$184k
The week · per this posting4-day week
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
About Olympic Medical Center
Imagine working on Washington State’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula where recreational opportunities abound. Whether you enjoy hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking or cycling, the Olympic Peninsula is home to numerous adventures for outdoor enthusiasts. It's a great place to live, work, play and raise a family.
Bordered by the scenic Olympic National Park, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Coast - with Seattle and Victoria, BC just a ferry ride away - you won’t find a better location. You’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent benefits plus an amazing PNW lifestyle – a perfect combination!
FTE
100%
Work Shift
Days
Pay Range
$112,777.60 - $184,017.60
Union
SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS/PREMIUMS:
Job Description
Olympic Medical Physicians’ Primary Care clinics are located in Port Angeles and Sequim, on Washington State’s beautiful North Olympic Peninsula. We have an immediate opening for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our collegial team. Highlights of the practice include:
--Lifestyle-balancing 4-day work week with rotating telephone-only call
--Industry-leading support staff ratios, including robust RN support, Care Navigators and integrated Behavioral Health
--Ready access to local consultants as part of a large multispecialty group
--Integrated electronical healthcare record system (EPIC) with local and regional hospital systems
This Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) position is exclusively outpatient with minimal call. In collaboration with our family medicine physicians, the successful Family Medicine Physician at OMP Primary Care is focused on providing excellent person-centered care to rural patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
This position is eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, pending individual eligibility requirements.
Education
- Graduate of a physician assistant program and certified by WA State
- OR
- Master of Science in Nursing, Masters of Nursing, or equivalent Nurse Practitioner Degree
Maintains appropriate Continuing Medical Education credits per Washington State and OMC Medical Staff requirements.
Experience
2 years prior primary care experience preferred, but not required.
Licensure/Credentials
- Current Washington State RN Licensure and current Washington State ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in Washington State
- OR
- Current Washington State PA-C licensure and prescriptive authority
Maintains current DEA registration. Buprenorphine waiver preferred, but not required.
- Maintains current [BLS or ACLS] certification.
- Maintains appropriate privileges and membership on the OMC Medical Staff.
Benefits Information
Click here for information about our benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Olympic Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please visit eeoc.gov.
Key Responsibilities
Provide excellent person-centered care to rural patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an outpatient setting. Collaborate with family medicine physicians to deliver high-quality primary care services.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree from a physician assistant program or a Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner degree with current Washington State licensure. Two years of prior primary care experience is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care PA-C or ARNP at Olympic Medical Center a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 422 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Olympic Medical Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 20 active listings.
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $139k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$148k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No call
Living in Port Angeles
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $478k≈ 4.2× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,871/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- None
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.