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San Carlos, California

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Family Medicine (San Carlos, CA)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group seeks a full-time, certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Family Medicine.

Location: San Carlos, CA

Highlights

  • Resource-rich working environment
  • Schedule designed to promote work/life balance
  • Collaborate with a talented team of on-site primary care clinicians and medical specialists

Qualifications

  • 6 months or more of related primary care experience as an APC (Advanced Practice Clinician - NP or PA)
  • Current California State NP or PA license
  • Current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (NPs)
  • Nurse Practitioner furnishing number of NPs (NPs)
  • CAPA Controlled Substance Certification (PAs)
  • Active DEA registration

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 401K, HSA

Organization Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 clinicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation, and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

San Carlos, "The City of Good Living," is located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area and has everything at its doorstep. San Francisco is 25 miles north and San Jose is 25 miles south.

San Carlos boasts an ideal climate, good government, an outstanding school system, attractive residential areas, a fine shopping district, excellent restaurants, a modern industrial and commercial area and plenty of open space.

As part of the northern end of Silicon Valley, San Carlos hosts several technology companies and is the address of many of the West Coast's biotech and medical instrumentation firms. You'll find friendly, involved people here and an inviting community atmosphere.

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.

We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide high-quality primary care in a collaborative team environment. They will work alongside medical specialists to deliver exceptional patient care within the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical collaborationMedical documentationHealth assessment

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

In California, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$162k (211 salary observations; 560 listings), vs ~$134k nationally (1,357 salary observations; 6,525 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution44 jobs · 39 employers

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$220k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs

401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
8% this job

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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 2,332 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Carlos

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.39M
Typical market rent
$4,477/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Relocation Allowance
Generous Benefits Package
401K
HSA
Work/Life Balance Schedule