Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (FNP, PA)
Listed compensation
$80-$90/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Position Title
- Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- DEPARTMENT: Clinics
- EMPLOYEE REPORTS TO: Clinics Director
- LSA STATUS: Exempt
- EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time
Position Summary
Assume primary health care of specific patients under the direction of the Medical Director. Follow established standards, procedures and practices, and gives specific patient care directions to nursing and other staff.
Colusa Medical Center provides both inpatient and outpatient services, including emergency services, to the surrounding community bringing exceptional healthcare and service to our community.
We are looking for a Physician Assistant or Family Nurse Practitioners (NP, PA) to serve the primary care needs of our local rural community residents in Colusa, Williams, Arbuckle and nearby areas, California.
Colusa Medical Center (CMC), is a hospital based system providing the following health services in Colusa, California:
- Hospital Emergency, Acute & Rehabilitative Care
- Rural Health Clinics providing Primary Family Practice and Specialty Care
- Come join our team of caring medical professionals. As we strive to provide primary care, disease management and prevention, and wellness education within the local community, we are dedicated to the following goals:
- To continually improve the quality of our health care by striving for the highest standards.
- To work together, as partners, within our community to increase health care services that are accessible and affordable.
- To maintain public trust through our commitment to long-term involvement in the well-being of our community.
- To share resources and expertise with our community.
- To actively teach and promote community and individual responsibility for disease prevention
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities
- In collaboration with supervising physician, duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provide in-person patient care, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up.
- Conduct visits (triage, follow-ups, chronic condition support, patient education).
Support patient access by managing urgent issues and communicating care plans clearly. Provide primary clinical care of clients of all ages in accordance with standardized procedures. Clinical care includes the following:
- Developing a problem list, a diagnostic, therapeutic and teaching plan, which includes preventive health.
- Patient education and counseling.
- Furnish and adjust medications in the formulary in accordance with the law.
- Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory and radiologic tests, as needed.
- Collaborate closely with physicians, MAs, and administrative staff to ensure seamless patient care.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the EHR. Fills out all necessary forms.
- Participate in team huddles, quality initiatives, and workflow improvement efforts.
- Refer patients for specialty evaluation and care as needed.
Review patient’s records, including laboratory data, for abnormalities and completeness and is responsible for providing appropriate follow-up.
Oversee provider's inbox items including medication refill requests, lab/test results, and care-coordination tasks.
- Respond to or route items appropriately to ensure timely, accurate resolution.
- Escalate clinical concerns to supervising physicians when needed.
Benefits
- Continuing education credits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee assistance program
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- Malpractice insurance
- Paid time off
Medical Specialties
Primary Care
Standard Shift
Day shift
Supplemental Pay Types
Bonus opportunities
Weekly Schedule
Monday to Friday
Work Setting
Outpatient
Supervision Received and Exercised
Medical supervision is provided by designated physician.
Education/Training/Experience
Minimum requirements:
Current BLS required. ACLS certification preferred.
- Current NP or PA license in California (Required)
- Current DEA license
Key Responsibilities
The provider will assume primary health care responsibilities for patients, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning in an outpatient clinic setting. They will collaborate with physicians and staff to manage chronic conditions, provide patient education, and ensure accurate clinical documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (FNP, PA) at Colusa Medical Center a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 793 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Colusa Medical Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 9 active listings.
In California, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$167k (104 salary observations; 254 listings), vs ~$135k nationally (760 salary observations; 3,411 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, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $160k 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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