Physician or 103-Licensed Nurse Practitioner (Auburn)

Job Description

Job Description

Family Medicine Physician or 103-Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Auburn, CA
$154,500 to $324,350 a year · 4 to 5 days a week

A well-established Tribal Federally Qualified Health Center serving Placer and Nevada counties is hiring a primary care provider for its Auburn health center. This seat is open to either a board-certified family medicine physician or a California AB 890 §2837.103 nurse practitioner.

Pay by credential (employer starting-salary schedule):

• Physician (MD/DO): $261,600 to $324,350
• Nurse Practitioner, 103-licensed: $154,500 to $185,450

Timing: Credentialing takes 45 to 90 days depending on credential, so we are hiring now.

What "103 NP" means

A California nurse practitioner certified under AB 890 §2837.103 (three-plus full-time-equivalent years and 4,600 transition-to-practice hours) who can practice without standardized procedures in a group setting alongside a physician. This is not a standard NP credential. If you hold it, this seat is built for you.

Why providers take this seat

• 4 to 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. No hospital call. Outpatient only.
• Low provider-to-patient ratio: time to actually practice the way you were trained.
• Integrated model: medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, optometry, and diabetes care.

Provider benefits

• Employer-paid health insurance: Blue Shield PPO or Kaiser HMO, Guardian VSP vision, Lincoln dental. 80% reimbursement for dependent medical.
• Malpractice insurance and tail coverage
• Student loan repayment opportunities through IHS, NHSC, and other federal and state programs
• CME allowance up to $2,500 plus 5 paid days
• License renewal assistance
• DEA application fee waiver under the Indian Health Improvement Act
• $50,000 life insurance with the option to purchase additional coverage
• Long-term disability; voluntary short-term disability
• Tax-deferred annuity with up to 6% employer match after one year and 1,000 hours
• Vacation up to 27 days per year
• Sick time: 1 hour per 30 hours worked
• 11 paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program and Flexible Spending Account

Requirements

• Physicians: MD or DO, active California license, board certified in Family Medicine, current DEA registration
• Nurse Practitioners: active California RN and NP licensure with §2837.103 certification, national FNP board certification, current DEA registration
• Comfortable documenting in an EHR (eClinicalWorks)
• Credentialing must be complete before start
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship or visa transfer, now or in the future. This employer does not sponsor or transfer visas.

Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian applicants under the Indian Preference Act (Title 25 U.S.C. §472 & 473). In other than the above, an Equal Opportunity Employer. Benefit package is subject to change at the employer's discretion.