Pureview Health Center logo
Pureview Health Center
Helena, Montana

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Vacancy Posting

PureView Health Center has a career opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. This opportunity, located in Helena, Montana, is within the medical department and reports to the Medical Director.

Make an Impact on Our Community

PureView is dedicated to providing the communities we serve with quality, patient-centered, accessible healthcare with comfort. We strive in each encounter to be the leading provider of the highest quality healthcare for our community regardless of a person’s circumstance.

At PureView, we value treating our patients, their families and our colleagues with compassion, kindness, and respect. We customize our care according to the patient needs and values. And we believe in employing talented, skilled, caring, and responsible people. To us, treating each patient with dignity and as an individual is essential.

The Opportunity

This position provides general primary and preventive health care counseling and treatment for patients in accordance with licensure and approved privileges. The position works as a team member to support patients to achieve health goals and/or improvement in health outcomes. Medical director acts as direct supervisor.

The Right Person in the Right Position

The right person for this career opportunity has the following required knowledge, skills, and experience typically required of this opportunity which are acquired through a combination of education and experience.

Ideal Candidate

  • Has a passion for primary care
  • Is committed to the Community Health Center model
  • Has experience, competence, and sensitivity in working with people who are underserved, and of diverse race and cultures

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in the medical or nursing field
  • Graduate degree in nursing, certification as family nurse practitioner
  • Any combination of experience and training which provide the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

OR

  • Master’s Degree from an accredited Physician Assistant Program
  • Must be a National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants certified and have a current Physician Assistant license eligible to practice in the State of Montana

Preferred Qualifications

  • One year of clinical practice, primary care and/or pediatric experience
  • Experience working with underserved population.

What We Offer

  • Positions planned for 40hours/week with 10-hour shifts
  • Part time and varied schedules considered
  • 32 patient hours/week, dedicated admin time built into your schedule
  • Very low shared primary care ‘at home’ call
  • Loan repayment available
  • Signing bonus/paid relocation
  • Well-rounded benefits package including:
  • Health, dental, vision insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, holidays, and floating holidays
  • Sabbatical option
  • Very generous CME time/funds
  • Team based collaborate care model includes care managers, case managers, clinical pharmacists, counselors.

Key Responsibilities

This position provides general primary and preventive health care, counseling, and treatment for patients in accordance with licensure. The provider works as a team member to support patients in achieving health goals and improving health outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient counselingPatient-centered careTeam-based careCase managementClinical pharmacy collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at Pureview Health Center a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 817 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 68% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 31 employers

11
<$145k
4
$145k-165k
14
$165k-185k
5
$185k-205k
4
$205k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
24% this job
Relocation assistance
12% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Family Nurse Practitioner - NP/PA

CVS Health · Gaithersburg, Maryland

$50.22-$108.15/hr
#2

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Family Practice

Providence · Santa Rosa, California

$171k-$218k
#3

Physician Assistant- Dr. Fealy

$195k-$212k
#4

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Virtual Internal Medicine (Temporary)

$95.48-$100.25/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.7
Better work-life than 80% of Family Medicine (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 817 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Helena

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$479k
Typical market rent
$1,616/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Helena, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

Pureview Health Center logo

About Pureview Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
HELENA, Montana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Loan repayment available
Signing bonus/paid relocation
Health, dental, vision insurance
Life Insurance
401k
Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, holidays, and floating holidays
Sabbatical option
Very generous CME time/funds