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Bluestone Provider
Elk River, Minnesota

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Primary Care

Physician AssistantIncludes weekendsNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$125k-$170k

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Job Description

Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.

Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients’ chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experience 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.

Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.

Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 14th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2026! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.

Join our growing practice as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) and bring exceptional team-based care directly to patients residing in Group Homes located within Elk River, MN and surrounding communities.

Position Overview

  • Provide on-site, team-oriented primary care to patients within the group home setting living communities
  • Part-time providers care for patients weekdays; tailored to part-time desires and needs
  • Manage a panel of patients autonomously seeing approximately 8-14 patients per/day
  • Ability to design and manage your schedule
  • Develop and implement care plans appropriate to patients and their desires
  • Clinical support from clinical assistants and care coordination through LPNs, RNs and social workers
  • Collaborate with community partners within home care, hospice, and other resources as needed

Qualifications

  • Graduate of NP program or PA program from an accredited school
  • Must have and maintain a valid Minnesota License
  • Professional clinical experience in primary care
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with strong verbal skills

Excellent Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills

  • Must have a valid driver’s license and minimum state required liability auto insurance; local travel is required
  • Demonstrated compatibility with Bluestone’s mission and practiticing philosophies
  • Travel throughout Twin Cities Metro required

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years of clinical experience and/or group home experience in another role

Bluestone Providers Enjoy

  • Compensation Base + Quality/Productivity: $115-145k
  • Generous and ongoing CME Offering
  • Unlimited PTO and Eight (10) observed holidays

General Benefits Of

  • Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Company paid Short and Long-term Disability
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions
  • Pay Transparency
  • $125,000—$170,000 USD

Key Responsibilities

Provide on-site, team-oriented primary care to patients residing in group homes and assisted living communities. Develop and implement personalized care plans while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including nurses and social workers.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient care managementCare planningClinical documentationInterpersonal skillsEvidence-based practiceChronic condition managementCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Primary Care at Bluestone Provider a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 464 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Bluestone Provider ranks #3 of 16 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 14 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 64% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $150k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Primary Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 464 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Elk River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$379k≈ 3.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,069/mo≈ 20% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Bluestone Provider

Medical Practices
Stillwater, MN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Unlimited PTO
10 observed holidays
CME offering
Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Company paid Life Insurance
Company paid Short and Long-term Disability
Health Savings Account (HSA)