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Gundersen Health System
La Crescent, Minnesota

Nurse Practitioner (NP)/Physician Assistant (PA) Family Medicine, La Crescent

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (0.8 FTE) to join our Family Medicine team at our La Crescent campus.

We are looking for a team-oriented clinician committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centered Family Medicine care. This is an outpatient-only position with clinic hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., offering an excellent work-life balance.

Practice Highlights

Our La Crescent campus provides comprehensive primary care services and works seamlessly with the extensive network of specialty and support services available throughout Emplify Health by Gundersen. Patients benefit from convenient access to a broad range of services, including family medicine, internal medicine, physical therapy, integrated behavioral health providers, as well as lab & imaging capabilities.

This integrated care model allows providers to work in a collaborative environment with access to the resources needed to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Emplify Health by Gundersen offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
  • Competitive salary
  • 8 days of CME plus CME allowance
  • Student loan forgiveness opportunities
  • Retirement plan with employer base contribution and 401(k) match
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Health, dental, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid vacation and time off

About Emplify Health by Gundersen

Emplify Health by Gundersen Is

  • A physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system
  • Serving patients throughout western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa across 22 counties
  • Home to a regional referral center and regional hospitals
  • A teaching hospital with 325 beds and a Level II Trauma Center and Emergency Department
  • The Western Academic Campus for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

About Emplify Health

Emplify Health brings together two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare organizations: Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Together, we are united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional care and improving the health of the communities we serve.

As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network headquartered in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin, Emplify Health includes:

  • 11 hospitals
  • More than 100 clinics
  • Locations in 67 communities across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula
  • More than 4,500 nurses and providers

Our comprehensive network provides primary, specialty, emergency, and tertiary care while advancing healthcare through innovative medical education and training programs.

Our Values

  • At Emplify Health, we live our values every day through BREATH:
  • Belonging
  • Respect
  • Excellence
  • Accountability
  • Teamwork

Humility

These values guide how we care for our patients, support one another, and strengthen our communities.

About La Crescent, Minnesota

Known as the "Apple Capital of Minnesota," La Crescent offers an outstanding quality of life in the scenic Upper Mississippi River Valley. Nestled among the bluffs of southeastern Minnesota, the community provides a welcoming small-town atmosphere with easy access to larger metropolitan amenities.

Highlights Include

  • Affordable housing options
  • Excellent public and private schools
  • Strong community involvement and family-friendly neighborhoods
  • Abundant outdoor recreation, including hiking, biking, boating, fishing, and skiing
  • Convenient access to colleges and universities in nearby Winona and La Crosse
  • Easy access to dining, shopping, arts, and entertainment throughout the region

La Crescent is located just minutes from La Crosse, Wisconsin, approximately one hour from Rochester, Minnesota, and about 2.5 hours from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, offering an ideal balance between small-town living and regional accessibility.

Join Emplify Health by Gundersen and become part of a collaborative team dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations. Advanced practice clinicians work under the direct supervision of a physician. Clinician staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all clinicians.

Primary Recruiter

Brent Wood

Recruiter Email Address

bawood@emplifyhealth.org

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, patient-centered family medicine care in an outpatient clinic and collaborate with the clinic's primary care, specialty, and support services. The role may include outreach services and teaching students, residents, fellows, or clinical staff.

Requirements

Applicants must be experienced nurse practitioners or physician assistants who have completed an accredited program. They must be eligible to obtain an unrestricted license to practice in the multi-state region and work under the direct supervision of a physician.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Outpatient CareClinical AssessmentCare CoordinationCollaborationStudent and Resident Teaching

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $156k (middle half $139k–$159k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Minnesota43 active2,663 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 56% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner (NP)/Physician Assistant (PA) Family Medicine, La Crescent at Gundersen Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Family Medicine nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 31 employers
12
<$150k
13
$150k-170k
6
$170k-190k
4
$190k-210k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
17% this job
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Georgia Medical Staffing · Pico Rivera, California

$100 per hour
#2

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$100 per hour
#3

Nurse Practitioner- NP/PA- Primary Care

$46.03-$99.14/hr
#4

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+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,602 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
8 days CME plus CME allowance
Student loan forgiveness opportunities
Retirement plan with employer base contribution and 401(k) match
Malpractice coverage
Health, dental, life, and disability insurance
Paid vacation and time off

Living in La Crescent

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Median resident rent
$889/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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