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Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Ellensburg, Washington

Clinic Nurse - Family Medicine Ellensburg - Per Diem

Registered NursePer Diem

Listed compensation

$28.09-$64.74/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at kvhealthcare.org.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program.

KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.

We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued.

One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Benefits - KV Healthcare

kvhealthcare.org

Job Description

The Clinic Nurse is required to work as a team to support all the Clinic providers and to work closely with the Medical Assistants and front office staff to ensure the best possible service is delivered to the Clinic's patients. This position may float to support a variety of clinics, may be asked to perform remote triage for a variety of clinics, may be asked to work in a variety of the clinic nursing/triage pools, and may be asked to participate in project work.

Qualifications

  • What is required...
  • Appropriate Current WA state License (RN or LPN)
  • Current CPR card for Healthcare Provider (maintenance required)
  • One year nursing experience or three years of Medical Assistant experience
  • Previous exposure to an Electronic Medical Records system
  • What is preferred...
  • Bilingual

BSN Degree

  • Previous experience working as triage, allergy injections, Coumadin/immunization clinic, nursing procedures and/or Clinic Nursing experience
  • Recent experience with an Electronic Medical Record system
  • Rural Health Clinic Nurse Certification
  • Additional Information
  • Wage: Wage range is dependent on licensure as follows:
  • (LPN) Wage range currently starts at $28.09hour and goes up to $42.57/hour.
  • (RN) Wage range currently starts at $42.71/hour and goes up to $64.74/hour.

Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience. This position may also qualify for an additional 15% in lieu of benefits.

  • FTE: Per Diem
  • Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible
  • Union Status: This is a non-union covered position

Compensation: USD 28.09 - USD 42.57 - hourly

Key Responsibilities

The Clinic Nurse works as part of a team to support clinic providers, medical assistants, and front office staff in delivering patient care. Responsibilities include floating between clinics, performing remote triage, and participating in project work.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical procedures

Family Medicine — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 78% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$97k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$97k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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<$115k
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$115k-135k
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$135k-155k
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$155k-175k
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$175k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
10%
CME allowance
7% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Below most Family Medicine (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 45 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Ellensburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$464k
Typical market rent
$1,594/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
None
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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About Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Ellensburg, WA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Pension eligible after one year of part-time status
15% in lieu of benefits
Educational programs
Certification pay