APP Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Gastroenterology

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Gastroenterology (NP)Full-Time Full Practice Authority

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Headquartered in Phoenix, IMS is a team of 500 employees and a physician-led organization united through its providers’ commitment to high-quality innovative health care. Each day is a new day for ground-breaking ideas and unparalleled opportunity. Ours is a culture focused on what we can accomplish today, and where it can lead us tomorrow.

IMS is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our GI department to join our Avondale Clinic.

Essential Functions

  • Provide patient services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
  • Perform patient assessments, diagnosis & treatment plans, perform physical examinations, consultations, patient counseling/education, family planning, and well women exams
  • Orders and interprets patient care tests, treatments and exams
  • Handles prescription needs, provides advice regarding chronic pain problems, general health education and coordination of care

Education and Licensure

  • Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant educational program and passage of board-approved certifying exam
  • Must possess a license as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the State of Arizona.

Experience

  • At least 1-2 years of experience working as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Benefits of Working with IMS

  • License and Malpractice fees paid
  • CME reimbursement
  • Generous base pay
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Company paid long-term disability
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Paid Time Off
  • Medical benefits
  • 401(k) with immediate vesting and company match, up to 4%

*IMS is a tobacco-free workplace.

IMS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Joining IMS is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place.

It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates.  Our hope is that each day you’ll uncover a new reason to love what you do. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now!

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive patient services, including assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Manage prescription needs, interpret care tests, and coordinate general health education and care.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program with a board-approved certifying exam. Requires a valid license in the State of Arizona and 1-2 years of professional experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient EducationTest InterpretationChronic Pain ManagementCare Coordination

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APP Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Gastroenterology at Integrated Medical Services (IMS) a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Gastroenterology (NP) — ranked against 162 active Gastroenterology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Gastroenterology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
45%
CME allowance
45% this job
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 162 Gastroenterology (NP) listings

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

Living in Avondale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$373k
Typical market rent
$1,688/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Integrated Medical Services (IMS)

Hospitals and Health Care
Phoenix, Arizona
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

License and Malpractice fees paid
CME reimbursement
Generous base pay
Company paid life insurance
Company paid long-term disability
Leadership opportunities
Paid Time Off
Medical benefits