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Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton, South Dakota

Family Practice Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • Student Loan Reimbursement
  • Continuing Medical Education
  • SD Retirement - 6% match
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development

Vision Insurance

Faulkton Area Medical Center (FAMC) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our dedicated healthcare team. This is an exciting opportunity for a provider who enjoys a diverse practice and values building lasting relationships with patients in a rural community.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable caring for patients across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including the clinic, hospital, and emergency department. Providers at FAMC work collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, EMS, and specialists to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care close to home.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time position
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Weekday clinic schedule with emergency call responsibilities
  • Opportunity to practice broad-spectrum rural medicine
  • Supportive and collaborative healthcare team
  • Ability to make a meaningful impact in a close-knit community
  • Diverse practice including primary care, inpatient care, and emergency services

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic medical conditions
  • Provide preventive care, wellness visits, and routine physical examinations
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans
  • Manage and monitor patients with chronic diseases
  • Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic testing
  • Prescribe medications and treatments within scope of practice
  • Coordinate referrals and collaborate with specialists and community resources
  • Educate patients and families regarding disease prevention and health management
  • Assess, stabilize, and manage emergent patient conditions
  • Participate in emergency department coverage, including triage, trauma assessment, stabilization, and coordination of transfers when higher levels of care are required
  • Provide care to hospital and long-term care patients as needed

Qualifications

Required

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
  • Current South Dakota licensure or eligibility for licensure
  • Strong clinical assessment, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with physicians and healthcare team members
  • Commitment to providing exceptional patient-centered care
  • Preferred
  • Experience in a rural healthcare or Critical Access Hospital setting
  • Experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, or acute care settings
  • Experience with patient triage, trauma assessment, stabilization, and transfer coordination
  • ACLS, BLS, ATLS, PALS certifications
  • One or more years of clinical practice experience

Why Faulkton Area Medical Center?

Faulkton Area Medical Center is an independent, non-profit Critical Access Hospital dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of our rural communities. Our providers enjoy a broad scope of practice, strong professional relationships, and the opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the patients they serve.

Join a team where your skills are valued, your work matters, and your impact is felt every day!

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Chronic Disease ManagementPatient EducationInterpersonal CommunicationCollaborative Care

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 47 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 66% have no call, 49% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
5% this job
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,332 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Faulkton

Median resident rent
$902/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Faulkton Area Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Faulkton, South Dakota
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Student loan reimbursement
Continuing medical education
SD Retirement - 6% match
Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Training & development