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Nurse Practitioner Infectious Disease

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

The SCOPE Project, part of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine at ZSFG, is a cohort study of HIV-infected individuals supporting clinical, translational, and interventional research. Directed by Drs.

Steven Deeks, Jeffrey Martin, and Michael Peluso, it also includes LIINC, a SARS-CoV-2 cohort studying long-term impacts of infection.

The NP will collaborate with program managers, nurses, coordinators, and analysts to implement HIV and COVID-19 research protocols and trials, including tissue sampling and interventional studies.

Additionally, the NP will provide care in the Long COVID Clinic, conducting assessments, care planning, and multidisciplinary coordination for patient outcomes. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will implement HIV and COVID-19 research protocols, including tissue sampling and interventional studies. Additionally, they will provide direct patient care in the Long COVID Clinic, including assessments and multidisciplinary care planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing or a DNP and possess at least one year of experience as a nurse practitioner in an academic research setting. Required credentials include a California RN license, NP certification, furnishing number, and DEA registration.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Infectious DiseaseHIV CareClinical ResearchPatient AssessmentGood Clinical PracticeHuman Subjects ProtectionsBasic Life SupportPharmacologyClinical Trials

Infectious Disease — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 15,309 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $163k (middle half $138k–$184k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in California1,220 active15,419 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 62% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Infectious Disease NP hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 36 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 4 postings, 25 closed
New Infectious Disease listings (all professions)48 in the last 30 days28 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (15,309 Nurse Practitioner roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. California figures use all nurse practitioners: too few California Infectious Disease postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner Infectious Disease at UCSF a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 15,309 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 15,309 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.