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Bluestone Provider
Fort Myers, Florida

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Fort Myers, FL)

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$125k-$170k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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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 at Assisted Living and Memory Care communities in and around Fort Myers, FL.

Position Overview

  • Provide on-site, team-oriented primary care to patients within Assisted Living and Memory Care communities
  • Full-time providers care for patients Monday-Thursday; option for Fridays to be a clinical or an administrative day
  • Manage a panel of 200 patients (approximately 12-16 patients per/day with 14 being the avg.)
  • 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
  • Access to diagnostics such as labs and x-rays as needed
  • Collaborate with community partners within home care, hospice, and other resources as appropriate

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Education Program
  • Board Certified/Board Prepared through AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA
  • Licensed or ability to obtain licensure through the Board of Nursing or Board of Medical Practice
  • Ability to obtain and /or maintain DEA certification for the State of required of work
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with strong verbal skills

Excellent Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills

Must have a valid and unrestricted driver’s license and minimum state-required liability auto insurance; local travel is required

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Bluestone Providers Enjoy

  • Compensation Base + Quality/Productivity: $125k - 170k
  • Generous and ongoing CME Offering
  • Unlimited PTO and Eight (8) 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 within Assisted Living and Memory Care communities. Manage a patient panel by developing and implementing care plans while collaborating with multidisciplinary care teams.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient care managementChronic condition managementCare planningClinical documentationInterpersonal skillsPreventative careEvidence-based practiceData-driven decision making

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Primary Care (Fort Myers, FL) at Bluestone Provider a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care (PA) — ranked against 424 active Primary Care (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Bluestone Provider holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$148k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$148k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
63% this job
Sign-on bonus
60%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.5
Better work-life than 80% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 424 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Fort Myers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$341k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,745/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 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

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