Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate
Sky Lakes Health System · Klamath Falls, OR
Posted October 4, 2026
Sky Lakes Primary Care Clinic · 2821 Daggett Avenue Suite 200, Klamath Falls, OR, US, 97601
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
Sky Lakes Primary Care Clinic | Klamath Falls, Oregon
$135,000 – $160,000 Base Salary | 4-Day Work Week | $30K Sign-On Bonus
If you entered healthcare to build lasting relationships with your patients rather than rushing through high-volume corporate quotas, your next chapter is here. Sky Lakes Medical Center is seeking full-time Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join a collaborative, rapidly expanding outpatient team. Practicing right on our main medical campus, you will enjoy a sustainable four-day clinic schedule, generous patient visit times, 1:1 clinical support, and genuine autonomy backed by a collegial medical network.
The Opportunity: Sustainable Pace & Collaborative Outpatient Care
- Optimal Work-Life Schedule: Most providers work a 4-day work week with 1 dedicated administrative day (clinic open Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; strictly outpatient care).
- Balanced Patient Pacing: Average of 16–18 patients per day. Default visit times are generously set at 40 minutes for new patients and 20–40 minutes for returning patients depending on provider preference.
- Dedicated Support: True 1:1 clinical support staff paired with each provider to keep daily flow seamless and charting manageable.
- Growing Team Culture: Join an established, growing group of 16 APPs within our primary care pavilion located directly across the parking lot from the main medical center.
- Minimal, Low-Stress Call: Phone-only triage call shared across a large 1:27 pool (~2 times per year, post-residency APPs only). The call schedule is published 6 months in advance with high peer flexibility, averaging 0 to 1 routine lab/SNF calls per night.
- No Mandatory Procedures: No surgical or in-office procedure requirements.
Premier Compensation & Incentives
- Base Salary: $135,000 – $160,000 annual base salary (dependent on experience).
- Annual Raises: Predictable 2% to 5% annual salary increases.
- Sign-On Incentive: $30,000 sign-on bonus distributed over 3 years.
- Annual Performance Bonus: $15,000 annual bonus structure plus potential volume bonus.
- Loan Repayment: Eligible for state/federal State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) funding.
- CME Allowance: $3,000 annual CME funding plus 5 dedicated paid CME days off per fiscal year.
- Relocation & Benefits: Comprehensive relocation assistance and a standard health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits package.
- No RVU Pressure: Practice without RVU tracking or production churn.
Qualifications
- Credentials: Master’s degree or higher; certified Nurse Practitioner (FNP/AGNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C); eligible for or holding an active, unrestricted Oregon license.
- Experience Level: Open to both experienced providers and motivated new graduates. Candidates with prior experience in Urgent Care or Emergency Department FastTrack are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Visa Sponsorship: J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorships are not accepted for this role.
Where You’ll Work: Sky Lakes Medical Center
Sky Lakes is an independent, community-owned teaching hospital, a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital, and the proud winner of the 2026 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service—the nation’s highest honor for community health leadership and the first hospital in Oregon to receive it. Serving a 10,000-square-mile catchment area, we pair modern outpatient facilities with a deep, mission-driven commitment to local community health.
Where You’ll Live: The Last Untamed Mountain Town
If your ideal lifestyle requires luxury shopping malls and five-star valet dining, Klamath Falls will not fit. But if you want a grounded, outdoor-driven lifestyle in the "Sunnyside" of Oregon, this community delivers:
- Outdoor Adventure: Located under an hour from Crater Lake National Park, with mountain biking trails 10 minutes away, premier fly-fishing rivers, and endless Cascade hiking.
- High Desert Sunshine: Over 300 days of sunshine each year across four distinct, mild seasons.
- High Financial Value: Benefit from Oregon's zero state sales tax, an affordable cost of living, and an easy path to homeownership.
- Connected Community: A welcoming town of 22,000 residents serving a broader regional hub—perfect for planting deep roots and knowing your neighbors.
Sky Lakes Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran.
Employer
Sky Lakes Health System
Sky Lakes Health System is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and the health care anchor for more than 80,000 residents across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Anchored by Sky Lakes Medical Center — a teaching hospital campus and a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital — Sky Lakes offers emergency and inpatient care, a cancer treatment center, a family birth center and a full network of primary care and specialty clinics, from cardiology, neurology and urology to women's health, psychiatry and immediate care.
Our mission is to inspire human potential through better health. Physicians and advanced practice providers at Sky Lakes enjoy real autonomy, a supportive and collaborative team, and an academic connection through the Cascades East family medicine residency, with the chance to make a lasting difference in a close-knit community — guided by our values of respect, integrity, kindness, excellence, innovation and belonging.
Life in the Klamath Basin is part of the draw: Crater Lake National Park, Upper Klamath Lake and the Cascade Mountains, with skiing, hiking, fishing, paddling and birding right outside your door — and competitive compensation, generous sign-on packages and comprehensive benefits.