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San Carlos, California

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Urgent Care (San Carlos, CA)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a part-time (0.8 FTE), certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Urgent Care.

Highlights

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

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Current California State NP or PA License
  • CAPA Controlled Substance Certification (for Physician Assistants only)
  • Current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (for Nurse Practitioners only)
  • Nurse Practitioner furnishing number of NP's
  • Active DEA registration

Preferred

Minimum of 2 years related clinical experience in Emergency Medicine or high acuity Urgent Care, with a preference for 5 years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine or high acuity Urgent Care

Join Us and Enjoy

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

Organization Details

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,100 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

Provide urgent care as a certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Collaborate with on-site emergency clinicians and medical specialists to deliver patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

High-Acuity CareClinical AssessmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationNurse Practitioner PracticePhysician Assistant Practice

Urgent Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% 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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4
$225k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs

401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
47%
Relocation assistance
13% this job
Loan repayment
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Urgent Care (PA) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 363 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.