Family Nurse Practitioner Needed for Primary Care - Amarillo
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Job Description
Northwest Physicians Group, a part of Northwest Texas Healthcare System, is recruiting a board certified NP or PA for a FT position at our Primary Care Center in Amarillo.
Position Highlights
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Active, clear Texas license
- Employed position
- Experience strongly preferred
- Seeking compassionate provider with excellent interpersonal skills
- See 16-18 patients a day on average all ages
- Strong focus on quality metrics
- Competitive salary and productivity incentive
Robust Employed Benefits Package
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a tertiary care facility and teaching hospital known throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, and children’s services. As a Level II and Lead Trauma Center for the 26-county Texas Panhandle the hospital treats over 64,000 patients in its ED each year.
NWTHS features a Children’s Hospital, The Childbirth Center, and Surgical services in robotics, cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, bariatrics, head and neck, orthopedics, and ortho trauma.
NWTHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the largest hospital and healthcare management companies.
- If you have interest in this opportunity, please apply or contact:
- Amanda Augustine
- NWTHS Physician Recruiter
- Amanda.Augustine@uhsinc.com
- 724.422.7606 mobile (call/text)
Key Responsibilities
The provider will manage a patient panel of all ages, averaging 16-18 patients per day. Responsibilities include maintaining a strong focus on quality metrics and providing compassionate care within a primary care setting.
Requirements
Candidates must be a board-certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with an active, clear Texas license. Previous experience is strongly preferred for this role.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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