Walk In Clinic Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$69.41-$91.97/hr

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast.

Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nurse Practitioner, you will help patients manage their acute and chronic health needs under the supervision of a physician so they can achieve improved health outcomes and maintain positive lifestyle habits.

Every day you will manage patient care, including performing physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, and prescribing medications according to established protocols. You will be expected to provide ongoing patient support by answering messages, refilling prescriptions, triaging consults, and conducting follow-up calls to track progress.

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong clinical background in primary care, the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and a commitment to maintaining professional standards of patient privacy and confidentiality.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Masters Of Science in Nursing
  • One (1) year of experience

Clear and Current CA NP License

  • Maintain a work pace appropriate to given work-load.
  • Make independent decisions or exercise judgment based on appropriate information.
  • Accept and carry out responsibility for direction, control and planning.
  • Perform complex and varied tasks.

Preferred

  • Basic Life Support - CPR (AHA BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA ACLS)

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will manage acute and chronic patient health needs by performing physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, and prescribing medications. They will also provide ongoing support through patient consultations, prescription refills, and follow-up care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master of Science in Nursing and possess a current California Nurse Practitioner license. At least one year of clinical experience is required to perform the complex tasks associated with this role.

Key Skills

Patient triageMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentation

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Pacific Central Coast Health Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 3 active listings.

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 56% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$168k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $152k 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

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
26%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,476 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lompoc

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$582k
Typical market rent
$2,169/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.8
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 · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Pacific Central Coast Health Center

Medical Practices
Santa Maria, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Collaborative Practice Agreement Required