Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Pay as listed: $98k-$132k · no weekends · Brighton, Colorado · pays below the median of 36 Physician Assistant listings (22nd percentile).
Listed compensation
$98k-$132k
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Job Description
Company Description
Since 1970, Salud has been committed to providing a Medical Home to patients, where medical, dental, behavioral health services, and clinical pharmacists work together and coordinate efforts in a team-based system of care. We strive to improve the quality of our patient's lives who would otherwise have limited access to health care. We serve all individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
Job Description
We're seeking a Full-Time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Salud Family Health in Brighton, CO.
At Salud, our Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners approach their tasks in a team-based care fashion that supports patients and their families in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change. As a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner at Salud, you will perform routine clinic operations, take histories, and make physical assessments, all the while adhering to the spirit of the SALUD mission statement.
We Offer
- Starting Annual Salary - $98,100 to $131,850
- Relocation potential up to $5,000
- Student loan repayment potential
What We Offer
- Medical PPO Plan (Similar to ACA Exchange Platinum Benefit Coverage Levels)
- Low employee premiums, especially given rich benefits
- $25 Primary Care Physician and Specialist Co-pays (in-network)
- Low deductibles and co-insurance
- Free provider visits and services at all Salud facilities
- Preferred prescription pricing at Salud pharmacies
- Dental PPO plan
- Includes Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities
- Vision
- Up to 21 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid Holidays per year (includes 2 Floating Holidays and paid Birthday)
- Up to 8 paid accrued Sick Days per year
Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud contributes 5% of your compensation each month (no matching employee contribution is required…you receive the contribution no matter what). Employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible.
403b Retirement savings plan. You can contribute pre-tax or after-tax (Roth) towards your retirement savings.
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Life and AD&D
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Financial and time-off reimbursement for continuing medical education
- Student loan repayment potential
- Our Mission is to provide a quality, integrated healthcare home to the communities we serve
Qualifications
Education
Must have graduated or been graduating from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
Licensure
Possess an unrestricted Physician Assistant license or Nurse Practitioner license in good standing in the State of Colorado
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- The ability to speak Spanish is strongly preferred
- Sensitivity to low-income and ethnic minority communities is a must
Experience
- 3 years of experience in a clinical setting as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant preferred
- The application window is anticipated to close by 12/31/26
Additional Information
Salud Family Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Department: Medical Provider
Compensation: USD 98100.00 - USD 131850.00 - yearly
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will perform routine clinic operations, including taking patient histories and conducting physical assessments. They will work within a team-based care model to support patients in self-management and behavior change.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at Salud Family Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 757 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
In Colorado, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$128k (45 salary observations; 124 listings), vs ~$134k nationally (785 salary observations; 3,847 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 72% have no call, 84% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$115k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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