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Sky Lakes Medical Center
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Primary Care NP / PA | Ditch the RVU Churn: 4-Day Schedule, Generous Visits & $30K Sign-On

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$135k-$160k

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Job Description

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Sky Lakes Primary Care Clinic | Klamath Falls, Oregon

$135,000 – $160,000 Base Salary | 4-Day Work Week | $30K Sign-On Bonus

If you entered healthcare to build lasting relationships with your patients rather than rushing through high-volume corporate quotas, your next chapter is here.

Sky Lakes Medical Center is seeking full-time Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join a collaborative, rapidly expanding outpatient team.

Practicing right on our main medical campus, you will enjoy a sustainable four-day clinic schedule, generous patient visit times, 1:1 clinical support, and genuine autonomy backed by a collegial medical network.

The Opportunity

Sustainable Pace & Collaborative Outpatient Care

  • Optimal Work-Life Schedule: Most providers work a 4-day work week with 1 dedicated administrative day (clinic open Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; strictly outpatient care).
  • Balanced Patient Pacing: Average of 16–18 patients per day. Default visit times are generously set at 40 minutes for new patients and 20–40 minutes for returning patients depending on provider preference.
  • Dedicated Support: True 1:1 clinical support staff paired with each provider to keep daily flow seamless and charting manageable.
  • Growing Team Culture: Join an established, growing group of 16 APPs within our primary care pavilion located directly across the parking lot from the main medical center.
  • Minimal, Low-Stress Call: Phone-only triage call shared across a large 1:27 pool (~2 times per year, post-residency APPs only). The call schedule is published 6 months in advance with high peer flexibility, averaging 0 to 1 routine lab/SNF calls per night.
  • No Mandatory Procedures: No surgical or in-office procedure requirements.

Premier Compensation & Incentives

  • Base Salary: $135,000 – $160,000 annual base salary (dependent on experience).
  • Annual Raises: Predictable 2% to 5% annual salary increases.
  • Sign-On Incentive: $30,000 sign-on bonus distributed over 3 years.
  • Annual Performance Bonus: $15,000 annual bonus structure plus potential volume bonus.
  • Loan Repayment: Eligible for state/federal State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) funding.
  • CME Allowance: $3,000 annual CME funding plus 5 dedicated paid CME days off per fiscal year.
  • Relocation & Benefits: Comprehensive relocation assistance and a standard health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits package.
  • No RVU Pressure: Practice without RVU tracking or production churn.

Qualifications

  • Credentials: Master’s degree or higher; certified Nurse Practitioner (FNP/AGNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C); eligible for or holding an active, unrestricted Oregon license.
  • Experience Level: Open to both experienced providers and motivated new graduates. Candidates with prior experience in Urgent Care or Emergency Department FastTrack are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Visa Sponsorship: J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorships are not accepted for this role.

Where You’ll Work: Sky Lakes Medical Center

Sky Lakes is an independent, community-owned teaching hospital, a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital, and the proud winner of the 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service—the nation’s highest honor for community health leadership and the first hospital in Oregon to receive it. Serving a 10,000-square-mile catchment area, we pair modern outpatient facilities with a deep, mission-driven commitment to local community health.

Where You’ll Live: The Last Untamed Mountain Town

If your ideal lifestyle requires luxury shopping malls and five-star valet dining, Klamath Falls will not fit. But if you want a grounded, outdoor-driven lifestyle in the "Sunnyside" of Oregon, this community delivers:

  • Outdoor Adventure: Located under an hour from Crater Lake National Park, with mountain biking trails 10 minutes away, premier fly-fishing rivers, and endless Cascade hiking.
  • High Desert Sunshine: Over 300 days of sunshine each year across four distinct, mild seasons.
  • High Financial Value: Benefit from Oregon's zero state sales tax, an affordable cost of living, and an easy path to homeownership.
  • Connected Community: A welcoming town of 22,000 residents serving a broader regional hub—perfect for planting deep roots and knowing your neighbors.

SKY Lakes Medical Center Is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including

DISABILITY/VETERAN.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality primary care services in an outpatient setting with a focus on building lasting patient relationships. Manage a balanced patient load with dedicated clinical support and participate in a shared, low-stress triage call rotation.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentationCollaborationPatient educationMedical charting

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care NP / PA | Ditch the RVU Churn: 4-Day Schedule, Generous Visits & $30K Sign-On at Sky Lakes Medical Center a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Primary Care (NP) — ranked against 1,021 active Primary Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 45 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 67% have no call, 67% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.8 / 10 · above average in primary care (np)ranked against 1,021 Primary Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$135k–$160kPrimary Care median $139k (middle half $130k–$160k)287 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$143k in purchasing powerOregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Oregon24 active1,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 67% no call · 67% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentOregon Nurse Practitioner listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 11% offer loan repayment265 active listings, Nov 2026
Primary Care hiring demand#16 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 29 days · 15% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 469 postings, 1,235 closed
New Primary Care listings853 in the last 30 days530 the 30 days before (+61%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,021 Primary Care (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 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

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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
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.8
Better work-life than 70% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,021 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call
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About Sky Lakes Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Klamath Falls, Oregon
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan
$30,000 Sign-On Bonus (over 3 years)
$15,000 Annual Performance Bonus
State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) Eligible
$3,000 Annual CME Allowance

Living in Klamath Falls

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$323k≈ 2.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,303/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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