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Los Alamos, New Mexico

Advanced Practice Provider 2 (PA-C / Nurse Practitioner)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Job Description

Spectra Tech, Inc. is hiring for a Advanced Practice Providers II (PA-C / Nurse Practitioner) in Los Alamos, NM.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Health Advanced Practice Provider to deliver high-quality healthcare services to Laboratory employees within an Occupational Health setting. This position works closely with Occupational Health physicians and serves as a clinical resource for Occupational Health staff, providing care through the lens of occupational medicine.

This is a fully qualified, career-level position requiring independent clinical judgment and the ability to resolve a wide range of occupational health issues while working under limited supervision.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide occupational healthcare services to Laboratory employees.
  • Assist Occupational Health physicians with clinical care and patient management.
  • Serve as a clinical resource for Occupational Health staff.
  • Deliver patient care consistent with the scope of occupational medicine.
  • Apply Laboratory objectives and clinical expertise to resolve a wide range of occupational health issues.
  • Exercise independent clinical judgment while working under limited direction.

Required Qualifications

  • Education & Experience
  • 2–5 years of recent clinical experience in:
  • Occupational Medicine
  • OR

A Clinically Related Specialty, Including

  • Family Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Urgent Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Sports Medicine

Licensure & Certifications

  • Physician Assistant (PA-C)
  • Board Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) through the NCCPA
  • Licensed by the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners/New Mexico Medical Board
  • Current New Mexico Pharmacy License
  • Current DEA License
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • Certification through a nationally recognized Nurse Practitioner certifying organization (including the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC))
  • Licensed by the New Mexico Board of Nursing as both:
  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • Current New Mexico Pharmacy License

Current DEA License

At Spectra Tech, Inc., our recruitment team is powered by real people in real time—personally reviewing every application with care and integrity. We take pride in identifying and recruiting top-tier talent while maintaining full alignment with federal regulations, EEOC standards, and fair hiring practices that reflect our commitment to excellence and equity

Spectra Tech, Inc. is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. We are also an E-verify employer.

Requirements

Requires 2-5 years of recent clinical experience in occupational medicine or a related specialty. Must hold appropriate state licensure, pharmacy and DEA licenses, and relevant board certifications for PA-C or NP roles.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

NCCPA certification

Occupational Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In New Mexico, the Nurse Practitioner weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$173k (11 salary observations; 46 listings), vs ~$138k nationally (1,960 salary observations; 6,195 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 21 employers

13
<$145k
6
$145k-170k
3
$170k-195k
3
$195k-220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
24%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

FNP or PA needed for 3 mo, FT coverageContract

Georgia Medical Staffing · Lancaster, California

$100 per hour
#2

FNP needed for 3 mo, FT coverageContract

Georgia Medical Staffing · Sacramento, California

$100 per hour
#3

Family Nurse Practitioner

$46.03-$99.14/hr
#4

Telehealth Nurse Practitioner

$156k-$187k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 10% of Occupational Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 169 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Los Alamos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$557k
Typical market rent
$2,541/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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