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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Sleep Medicine (San Carlos, CA)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant in Sleep Medicine

Location: San Carlos, CA

Resource-rich working environment

Schedule designed to promote work/life balance

Collaborate with talented team of on-site primary care clinicians and specialists

Purpose built/unified clinical and sleep laboratory space, providing full spectrum of sleep medicine services, including at home and in-lab sleep studies.

CBT - I Program with training provided

Practice encompasses all aspects of sleep medicine

Opportunity to care for diverse populations of children and adults

Requirements

6 months related clinical experience in sleep medicine preferred, but not required

Current California State PA License

CAPA Controlled Substance Certification (for Physician Assistants only)

Active DEA registration

We Offer / Join Us and Enjoy

Generous benefits package

401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

Relocation allowance

Medical Group Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 clinicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation, and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing providers to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

San Carlos, "The City of Good Living," is located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area and has everything at its doorstep. San Francisco is 25 miles north and San Jose is 25 miles south.

San Carlos boasts an ideal climate, good government, an outstanding school system, attractive residential areas, a fine shopping district, excellent restaurants, a modern industrial and commercial area and plenty of open space.

As part of the northern end of Silicon Valley, San Carlos hosts several technology companies and is the address of many of the West Coast's biotech and medical instrumentation firms. You'll find friendly, involved people here and an inviting community atmosphere.

Equal Opportunity Statement

  • It is the policy of the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of PAFMG's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Provide a full spectrum of sleep medicine services for children and adults in a unified clinical and sleep laboratory space. Collaborate with on-site primary care clinicians and specialists to deliver exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical DiagnosticsCase Management

Sleep Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

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).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Sleep Medicine (San Carlos, CA) at Sutter Health - Bay Area a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,540 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
57%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
14% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,540 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Carlos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.39M
Typical market rent
$4,477/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
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.

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