APP Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Primary Care

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Headquartered in Phoenix, IMS Care Center is a team of 500 employees and a physician-led organization united through its providers’ commitment to high-quality innovative health care. Each day is a new day for ground-breaking ideas and unparalleled opportunity. Ours is a culture focused on what we can accomplish today, and where it can lead us tomorrow.

IMS is currently seeking a full-, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Primary Care department in Avondale, Arizona

Essential Functions

  • Provide patient services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
  • Perform patient assessments, diagnosis & treatment plans, perform physical examinations, consultations, patient counseling/education, family planning, and well women exams
  • Orders and interprets patient care tests, treatments and exams
  • Handles prescription needs, provides advice regarding chronic pain problems, general health education and coordination of care

Education and Licensure

  • Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant educational program and passage of board-approved certifying exam
  • Must possess a license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of Arizona.

Experience

  • One year of experience in Primary Care is required.

Benefits of Working with IMS

  • Generous base pay
  • License and Malpractice fees paid
  • CME reimbursement
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Company paid long-term disability
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical benefits
  • 401(k) with immediate vesting and company match, up to 4%

*IMS is a tobacco-free workplace.

IMS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Joining IMS is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place.

It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. Our hope is that each day you’ll uncover a new reason to love what you do. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now!

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including diagnosis and treatment planning. Perform physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and coordinate ongoing patient care.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of Arizona with graduation from an accredited program. Requires at least one year of experience in a primary care setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPatient educationInterpreting diagnostic testsPrescription managementChronic pain managementCare coordination

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 62% have no call, 70% 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution47 jobs · 35 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
54% this job
Sign-on bonus
49%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 422 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Avondale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$373k
Typical market rent
$1,688/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Integrated Medical Services (IMS)

Hospitals and Health Care
Phoenix, Arizona
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous base pay
License and Malpractice fees paid
CME reimbursement
Company paid life insurance
Company paid long-term disability
Leadership opportunities
Paid Time Off
Medical benefits