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Salud Family Health
Fort Lupton, Colorado

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantFull-Time

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 Fort Lupton, 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 10/31/26

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 - yearly

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will perform routine clinic operations, take patient histories, and conduct 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

Clinical assessmentPatient history takingBehavior change supportSelf-management supportSpanish language proficiencyMedical documentationPhysical assessmentPatient education

Primary Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Salud Family Health ranks #8 of 10 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Colorado, the Primary Care weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$126k (42 salary observations; 90 listings), vs ~$135k nationally (1,378 salary observations; 3,855 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 Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 62% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% 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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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
26% this job
Relocation assistance
22% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 426 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Fort Lupton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k≈ 4.6× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,251/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Greeley, CO 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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About Salud Family Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Lupton, CO
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical PPO Plan
Dental PPO Plan
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 (5% of compensation each month)
403b Retirement savings plan