Adjunct FNP Faculty – FNP PRN Clinical Evaluator - Nursing (Yuma, AZ)

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Job Description

Grand Canyon University has an opening for Adjunct FNP faculty members, and we invite applications from individuals who are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge with our APRN students.

This adjunct PRN position requires travel within Yuma, Arizona to directly observe student performance.

What You Will Do

  • Travel to a facility or site location within 60 miles from your residency
  • Establish and maintain a professional working relationship with the cooperating health care organization

Maintain effective communication with the student, cooperating preceptor/mentor, Office of Field Experience (OFE), and the GCU Course Faculty

Provide additional sources of information during contracted weeks with the student and by being available through phone, email, and cooperatively deriving workable solutions if difficulties arise

  • Encourage learner responsibility in the student field experience
  • Provide adequate records on the CONHCP student and supply those records to the GCU Course Faculty (use of external software – Typhon)
  • Apply evaluation procedures and supply those results to the GCU Course Faculty
  • Maintain compliance with requirements for program accreditation
  • Uphold the tenets of nursing as a holistic profession as well as the pillars of the University

Participate in and/or support of the university program in all areas including an evident congruence with the philosophy and direction of the institution, and service to the community

Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University’s Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement and Mission of Grand Canyon University

What You Need

  • MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Minimum of two 2 years professional experience in an FNP role
  • Active, current, and unencumbered FNP state license
  • An active, current, unencumbered, and multi-state (compact) RN license
  • National board certification – FNP specific
  • Successfully pass a drug test
  • Excellent communication skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with students

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Key Responsibilities

The faculty member will travel to clinical sites to observe and evaluate FNP student performance while maintaining professional relationships with healthcare organizations. They are responsible for providing feedback, maintaining student records via Typhon software, and ensuring compliance with program accreditation standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MSN with a Family Nurse Practitioner specialization and possess at least two years of professional FNP experience. An active, unencumbered FNP state license, a multi-state compact RN license, and national FNP board certification are required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical EvaluationNursing EducationRelationship BuildingStudent MentoringAccreditation ComplianceHolistic NursingClinical Supervision

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 68% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Arizona, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$133k (88 salary observations; 267 listings), vs ~$135k nationally (1,875 salary observations; 8,639 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Family Medicine market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Arizona vs national$133k median in Arizona$135k nationally (−1%)88 state / 1,875 national salary observations
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in Arizona92 active2,646 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 68% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Nurse Practitioner listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment423 active listings, Nov 2026
Family Medicine hiring demand#2 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 23% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 1,246 postings, 1,426 closed
New Family Medicine listings1,882 in the last 30 days1,352 the 30 days before (+39%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Family Medicine pay trend+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution

39 jobs · 33 employers
8
<$140k
15
$140k-160k
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$160k-180k
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$180k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
40%
CME allowance
40%
Loan repayment
11%
Visa sponsorship
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,608 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Yuma

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$284k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Yuma, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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