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Brighter Beginnings
Richmond, California

Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (2 sites)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$130k-$150k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Brighter Beginnings as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Loan Repayment in Richmond, CA, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $130K - $150K
  • HRSA Loan Repayment Program eligible for $50,000
  • 100% employer-paid health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Two weeks of vacation (increase after 1 year)
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Sick leave accrual
  • 403b retirement account with matching
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Brighter Beginnings in Richmond, CA, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services including patient history, physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Coordinate patient referrals, manage health education, and maintain accurate medical records in compliance with clinical and regulatory standards.

Requirements

Requires a valid California license as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a Master's degree or higher. Must hold current BLS and DEA certifications and demonstrate proficiency in clinical patient care and administrative documentation.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient assessmentPatient educationMinor surgerySuturingEKG interpretationMicrosoft officeData entryClinical documentationHIPAA complianceBLS certification

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

In California, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$172k (168 salary observations; 213 listings), vs ~$136k nationally (1,786 salary observations; 3,184 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, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Relocation assistance
15%
Loan repayment
12% this job

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Work-life snapshot

3.9/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Brighter Beginnings

Hospitals and Health Care
Oakland, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

100% employer-paid health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Two weeks of vacation (increase after 1 year)
13 paid holidays
Sick leave accrual
403b retirement account with matching
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
HRSA Loan Repayment Program eligible for $50,000