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Vera Whole Health
San Diego, California

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - San Diego, CA (Vera Health)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$130k-$195k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 58m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Job Description Summary

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Provides comprehensive advanced practice primary care services for patients across the lifespan in ambulatory and community-based care settings.

Evaluates, diagnoses, and manages acute and chronic medical conditions through evidence-based assessment, preventive care, health screenings, medication management, patient education, and long-term disease management.

Promotes wellness and disease prevention while collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to improve health outcomes, enhance care coordination, and deliver high-quality, patient-centered primary care.

The Nurse Practitioner, General / Primary Care practices independently within the advanced practice provider scope, making clinical decisions for routine and moderately complex cases and escalating beyond-scope matters to collaborating physicians.

Decisions are made with minimal supervision under the physician collaboration model. This job applies Master's-level clinical training to deliver patient care within the defined APP scope and may oversee nursing and allied support staff.

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How will you make an impact & Requirements

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Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive primary care services by evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with acute and chronic health conditions across the lifespan.

Conduct physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic testing, and develop evidence-based treatment plans.

Manage chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and other common primary care conditions.

Prescribe medications, monitor treatment effectiveness, and provide preventive care, health screenings, and wellness services.

Perform office-based procedures within scope of practice, including wound care, injections, skin lesion treatment, and other approved procedures.

Educate patients and families on disease prevention, medication management, healthy lifestyle choices, and treatment plans.

Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) while meeting quality, regulatory, and compliance standards.

Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives that support value-based care.

Qualifications

Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in the applicable state.

  • National board certification as FNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, or other practice-appropriate certification.
  • Current DEA registration required.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred, based on assignment.
  • Minimum 2+ years of Nurse Practitioner experience in primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, community health, or related ambulatory setting.
  • Primary care experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of preventive care, chronic disease management, population health, and evidence-based medicine.
  • Experience supporting value-based care initiatives and quality outcomes.

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Compensation Range

  • $130,159.00 to
  • $195,238.00

The anticipated base salary range represents the Company's good-faith estimate of the compensation it reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

ACLS (preferred)DEA License

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentClinical Decision Making

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$130k–$195kPrimary Care median $160k (middle half $138k–$183k)31 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$147k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in California96 active1,114 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 62% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,102 active listings, Oct 2026
Primary Care pay trend−1.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Relocation assistance
15%
Loan repayment
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,097 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M≈ 7.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,004/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.