Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine (Mountain View, CA)
Listed compensation
$95.48-$100.25/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Opportunity Information
Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group seeks a full-time, certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Internal Medicine.
Location: Mountain View, CA
Highlights
- Resource-rich working environment
- Schedule designed to promote work/life balance
- Collaborate with a talented team of on-site primary care clinicians and medical specialists
Qualifications
- 6 months or more of related primary care experience as an APC (Advanced Practice Clinician - NP or PA)
- Current California State NP or PA license
- Current Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number (NPs)
- Nurse Practitioner furnishing number of NPs (NPs)
- CAPA Controlled Substance Certification (PAs)
- Active DEA registration
Join Us and Enjoy
- Relocation allowance
- Generous benefits package
- 401K, HSA
- Organization Details
- Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,200 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
Mountain View is located 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco. The city is perfectly situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay. Mountain View is home to many prominent high technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Intuit. While this city is keeping pace with new ideas and innovations, it partners with its citizens to provide a balanced community lifestyle with award winning community programs, library services, parks and recreational facilities and state-of-the-art buildings. Downtown Mountain View has a delicious collection of restaurants.
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
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide primary care services within an internal medicine setting. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and specialists to deliver high-quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Internal Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Sutter Health ranks #1 of 14 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 50% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $199k–$209k | Internal Medicine NP median $193k (middle half $156k–$221k)50 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$184k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Internal Medicine NP listings in California | 15 active | 216 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 22% remote · 50% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Internal Medicine NP hiring demand | #7 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 21% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 80 postings, 198 closed |
| New Internal Medicine NP listings | 87 in the last 30 days | 77 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Internal Medicine NP pay trend | +13.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Sutter Health | #1 of 14 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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