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Colusa Medical Center
Willows, California

Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (FNP, PA)

Physician AssistantNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80-$90/hr

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Job Description

  • POSITION TITLE: Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (FNP, PA)
  • DEPARTMENT: Clinics
  • EMPLOYEE REPORTS TO: Clinics Director
  • FLSA STATUS: Exempt
  • EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time

Position Summary

Assume primary health care of specific patients under the direction of the Medical Director. Follow established standards, procedures and practices, and gives specific patient care directions to nursing and other staff.

Colusa Medical Center provides both inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency services, to the surrounding community bringing exceptional healthcare and service to our community.

We are looking for a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioners (NP, PA) to serve the primary care needs of our local rural community residents in Glenn county and nearby areas, California. Colusa Medical Center (CMC), is a hospital based system providing the following health services in Colusa, California:

  • Hospital Emergency, Acute & Rehabilitative Care
  • Rural Health Clinics providing Primary Family Practice and Specialty Care
  • Come join our team of caring medical professionals. As we strive to provide primary care, disease management and prevention, and wellness education within the local community, we are dedicated to the following goals:
  • To continually improve the quality of our health care by striving for the highest standards.
  • To work together, as partners, within our community to increase health care services that are accessible and affordable.
  • To maintain public trust through our commitment to long-term involvement in the well-being of our community.
  • To share resources and expertise with our community.
  • To actively teach and promote community and individual responsibility for disease prevention

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with supervising physician, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Provide in-person patient care, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up.
  • Conduct visits (triage, follow-ups, chronic condition support, patient education).

Support patient access by managing urgent issues and communicating care plans clearly. Provide primary clinical care of clients of all ages in accordance with standardized procedures. Clinical care includes the following:

  • Developing a problem list, a diagnostic, therapeutic and teaching plan, which includes preventive health.
  • Patient education and counseling.
  • Furnish and adjust medications in the formulary in accordance with the law.
  • Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory and radiologic tests, as needed.
  • Collaborate closely with physicians, MAs, and administrative staff to ensure seamless patient care.

Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the EHR. Fills out all necessary forms.

  • Participate in team huddles, quality initiatives, and workflow improvement efforts.
  • Refer patients for specialty evaluation and care as needed.

Review patient’s records, including laboratory data, for abnormalities and completeness and is responsible for providing appropriate follow-up.

Oversee provider's inbox items including medication refill requests, lab/test results, and care-coordination tasks.

  • Respond to or route items appropriately to ensure timely, accurate resolution.
  • Escalate clinical concerns to supervising physicians when needed.

Benefits

  • Continuing education credits
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • 401(k)
  • Life insurance
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Paid time off

Medical Specialties

Primary Care

Standard Shift

Day shift

Supplemental Pay Types

Bonus opportunities

Weekly Schedule

Weekdays/ 10 hour shifts available

Work Setting

Outpatient

Supervision Received and Exercised

Medical supervision is provided by designated physician.

Education/Training/Experience

Minimum requirements:

Current BLS required. ACLS certification preferred.

  • Current NP or PA license in California (Required)
  • Current DEA license

Key Responsibilities

Provide primary health care services including patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning in a rural clinic setting. Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff to manage patient care, maintain accurate electronic health records, and provide patient education.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

ACLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Medication managementClinical documentationDiagnostic testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (FNP, PA) at Colusa Medical Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 750 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Colusa Medical Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 9 active listings.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $160k 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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  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Willows

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$335k
Median resident rent
$1,237/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Colusa Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Colusa, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Continuing education credits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Employee assistance program
401(k)
Life insurance
Malpractice insurance