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Enloe Health
Chico, California

NP or PA - Prompt Care (Full-Time, Days)

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$67.92-$91.69/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

ENC Prompt Care

Compensation Range

  • $67.92 - $91.69
  • Your rate of pay will be based on applicable experience
  • Shift: Days Shift length: 12-hours
  • Days off: Variable, Weekends required
  • Hours per pay period: 72 hours Sign-on bonus: 10,000.00

Enloe Health is a Level II Trauma Center located in beautiful Northern California. We offer a full array of medical services, and our mission is to elevate the health of the communities we serve.

As a Planetree organization, we place high value on hiring the right team to care for our patients and their families—care that is steeped in compassion, human connection, and mutual support.

If you feel called to make a meaningful impact through empathetic, person-centered care, and thrive in a culture that values collaboration and purpose, we welcome you to join our team.

This Position Is Open to Both NP's and PA's

Nurse Practitioner Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse who possesses additional clinical and didactic education to function at an advanced level of nursing practice.

They will be clinically competent in physical diagnosis, psychosocial assessment and management of health-illness needs to provide direct patient care and education to patients, families, students, and nursing staff.

The NP consistently demonstrates the core values of Enloe Medical Center and serves as a role model to other employees.

Education / Training / Experience

Minimum

Graduate of a Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Recent experience appropriate to the clinical area where practice will occur, such as urgent care, family practice, rural health care, walk-in medical care, occupational medicine. New graduates will be considered

Desired

Bilingual in Spanish desirable: Occupational Health Center, Walk-in Clinics, Primary Care Practice

One-year experience evaluation & treatment in workers’ compensation/injured worker episodic care setting, occupational and environmental health clinic, and /or employee health nurse in a medical or industrial facility: Occupational Health

Licenses / Certifications

  • Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing
  • Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner with the California Board of Registered Nursing
  • Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner Furnisher with the California Board of Registered Nursing
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number or proof of application
  • Meets Centers for MediCal and Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria to bill Medicare
  • Current CPR recognition
  • Current ACLS recognition (within 6 months of hire)
  • Current PALS recognition (within 1 year of hire) (Employees who were classified as Nurse Practitioners for Prompt Care prior to February 2018 AND who will not be cross-trained to the Emergency Department will be grandfathered in without this requirement.)
  • Credentialed through the Enloe Medical Staff and Finance office
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Examiner Certification (within one year of hire) (dept tracks)

Physician Assistant Position Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) provides health care services. The PA provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative healthcare service, as delegated by a physician. The PA will report to the Nurse Manager of the department for all employee/employer issues regarding departmental and organizational operations. The PA consistently demonstrates the core values of Enloe Medical Center and serves as a role model to other employees.

Education / Training / Experience

Minimum:

Graduate of a PA educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission (ARC) on Education for Physician Assistants (or its predecessor agencies) OR current certification with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Recent experience appropriate to the clinical area where practice will occur, such as pediatrics, family practice, rural health care, walk-in medical care, occupational medicine, anticoagulation therapy. New graduates will be considered.

Desired

  • One year California Health, Disability Program (CHDP) experience preferred: ECHC, LMFHC
  • Bilingual in Spanish desirable: ECHC, LMFHC, Occupational Health Center

One-year experience evaluation & treatment in workers’ compensation/injured worker episodic care setting, occupational and environmental health clinic, and /or employee health nurse in a medical or industrial facility: Occupational Health

Licenses / Certifications

Current California Physician Assistant License

  • Certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA), if not a graduate from an accredited ARC Physician Assistant educational program
  • Current CPR recognition
  • Current ACLS recognition (within 6 months of hire)
  • Current PALS recognition (within 1 year of hire)
  • (Employees who were classified as Physician Assistants for Prompt Care prior to February 2018 AND who will not be cross-trained to the Emergency Department will be grandfathered in without this requirement.)
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number or proof of application
  • Credentialed through the Enloe Medical Staff Office and Finance Office
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Examiner Certification (within one year of hire) (dept tracks)

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Must have the confidence and experience to work independently with diverse patient populations and experience in accessing specialty referrals and community resources. Must have the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally. Must have the ability to lead, motivate, delegate, analyze information and problem solve. Behavior should be reflective of Enloe Medical Center core values. Must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Benefits Information

Enloe offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all eligible employees, including, but not limited to:

$0 premium medical plan to include vision insurance

Prescription and dental group insurance

Retirement with employer match

Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that starts accruing immediately and can be used as it's earned

Extended Sick Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts for unreimbursed medical expenses and dependent care

Employee Assistance Program

Educational Assistance

Please visit the employee benefits page at enloe.org to get more in-depth benefits and coverage information or email recruiter@enloe.org to receive a full summary of benefits.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant provides direct patient care, including physical diagnosis, psychosocial assessment, and management of health-illness needs. They are responsible for delivering empathetic, person-centered care while collaborating with the medical team to support patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current California license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant and possess relevant clinical experience in urgent care or family practice. Required certifications include CPR, ACLS, and PALS, along with a DEA number and eligibility to bill Medicare.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentCommunicationLeadershipProblem solvingDelegationDiagnostic servicesElectronic health records

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Enloe Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 13 active listings.

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 60% of Urgent Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 815 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Chico

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$451k
Typical market rent
$1,544/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.2
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.

BEA 2024 · Chico, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Enloe Health

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$0 premium medical plan
Vision insurance
Prescription and dental group insurance
Retirement with employer match
Generous PTO
Extended Sick Leave
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Assistance Program