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Quantico, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$55-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Job Overview

AIMS is hiring for experienced Full Time Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to provide comprehensive, outcome-based healthcare services at Quantico. This role supports deployment health screenings, chronic condition management, and preventive care, serving the active-duty military population in both clinical and field environments.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Graduate of a program accredited by ACEN or CCNE

Licensure/Registration

Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license

Experience:

Must meet clinical competency requirements per Service-specific credentialing standards

Board Certification:

Certified in the required specialty by ANCC, AANP, or an approved national nursing certification board (e. g., NCBPNP, NCC)

Certification:

Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

Citizenship:

U.S. Citizenship required

Key Responsibilities

General Duties

  • Deliver care within clinical privileges and based on current standards of practice
  • Provide routine, acute, and chronic care to patients across all organ systems
  • Perform health screenings and immunizations; manage deployment health readiness
  • Respond to medical emergencies and document patient care accurately
  • Comply with infection control and safety protocols
  • Apply legal and ethical standards in all aspects of care
  • Collaborate with line commanders and provide care both in the clinic and in the field
  • Use military EMRs (e. g., AHLTA, CHCS, MHS GENESIS) for documentation
  • Respond to and manage all assigned email and voicemail communications
  • Clinical Duties
  • Conduct patient assessments, develop diagnoses, and create treatment plans
  • Provide education on wellness, prevention, and chronic disease self-management
  • Perform procedures and prescribe medications in accordance with privileges
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated, high-quality care
  • Participate in training, in-service education, and performance improvement programs
  • Communicate clearly with patients, families, and military healthcare teams
  • Systems Knowledge (Preferred)

CHCS, AHLTA, MHS GENESIS, Essentris, CIS

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Schedule: Monday through Friday

  • Between 0630 and 1630 hours
  • 8-hour shifts within that window
  • No weekends or holidays unless specified

Work Environment

  • Military treatment facility and potential field settings
  • Interdisciplinary, team-based care model
  • Must be adaptable to changing schedules and military priorities
  • Security & Clearance

Must pass a background check and fingerprinting

Must meet DoD credentialing and security standards

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Nursing and possess an active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license. Applicants are required to have board certification in their specialty and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, along with U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical documentationEmergency responseTreatment planningMedication prescriptionPatient education

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 62% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $118k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Department of Defense holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 47 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner at Department of Defense a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,625 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 30 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
23%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Family Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,625 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Quantico

Median resident rent
$1,086/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Competitive Salary
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance