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Nurse Practitioner Oncology Palm Desert CA

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$120K–$180K USD

The week · per this posting

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

About The Oncology Institute (Www.theoncologyinstitute.com)

Founded in 2007, The Oncology Institute (NASDAQ: TOI) is advancing oncology by delivering highly specialized, value-based cancer care in the community setting.

TOI offers cutting-edge, evidence-based cancer care to a population of approximately 1.9 million patients, including clinical trials, transfusions, and other care delivery models traditionally associated with the most advanced care delivery organizations.

With over 180 employed and affiliate clinicians and over 100 clinics and affiliate locations of care across five states and growing, TOI is changing oncology for the better.

Join a mission-driven organization where your clinical expertise directly improves outcomes for underserved cancer patients in community-based settings.

Base Salary with Opportunity for Semi-Annual Performance Bonuses

Advanced Practice Provider Role

Performs physical examinations and treats common complications of cancer treatment, counsels patients and families and monitors patient progress. Works in collaboration with other health care team members, consulting and referring as appropriate, but retains responsibility for ongoing clinical management of the patient.

Responsibilities Include

Ensure patient information, visit history, refer outs, lab follow-up, phone calls, and consults are carefully and completely documented in the electronic medical record.

Conducts in-depth interviews with patients and/or family, constructs comprehensive medical histories, performs initial and periodic physical examinations and explores patient's interpretation of health needs. Identifies and treats patients' diseases.

  • Directly performs or orders appropriate diagnostic studies and interprets finished results.
  • Develops and implements long and short-range treatment plans.
  • Performs procedures such as bone marrow biopsy.
  • Instructs and counsels patients and families regarding preventive care, medical problems, psychological problems, and use of prescribed treatments and drugs.
  • Writes orders to increase, decrease or change medication, subject to checking and countersigning by physician.
  • Identifies and records pertinent progress of patients, updating and summarizing charts, changing orders when appropriate and notifying the responsible physician of changes in the patient's condition.
  • Will need hospital privileges to assist with call.
  • In-Patient rounding across Palm Desert, Beaumont, and Hemet.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree in nursing
  • Possession of current certificate of completion from a Nurse Practitioner program
  • Current and unrestricted license to practice.
  • Oncology experience preferred but not required.
  • National Certification required upon employment (Nurse Practitioners).

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.

  • Pay Transparency for salaried teammates
  • $120,000—$180,000 USD

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner performs physical examinations, treats cancer complications, and manages long- and short-range treatment plans for patients. Responsibilities include conducting in-depth interviews, ordering diagnostic studies, and performing procedures such as bone marrow biopsies.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Master's degree in nursing, a current Nurse Practitioner certificate, and an unrestricted license to practice. National Certification is required upon employment, and oncology experience is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Cancer Treatment ManagementPatient CounselingElectronic Medical RecordsDiagnostic InterpretationTreatment Planning

Oncology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 58% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $136k 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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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Oncology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 270 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Palm Desert

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$606k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,677/mo≈ 27% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Semi-Annual Performance Bonuses
Base Salary