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Nurse Practitioner, Watsonville FM

Sutter Health

Watsonville, CAFull-time$159–222K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$159–222K/yr
Location
Watsonville, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Nurse Practitioner assesses, diagnoses, plans, and implements patient care in collaboration with a physician. The role includes direct care, patient and family education, care transitions, and individualized interdisciplinary planning. The ideal candidate has experience with patients of all ages and primary care, and using an integrated care approach. Spanish fluency and Epic experience are strongly preferred and preferred, respectively.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Assessment, nice to haveDiagnosis, nice to haveCare Planning, nice to havePatient Care, nice to havePatient Education, nice to haveCare Coordination, nice to havePrimary Care, nice to haveIntegrated Care, nice to haveSpanish, nice to haveEpic, nice to have

Qualifications

Master's in Nursing or Equivalent, nice to haveNurse Practitioner License, nice to haveNurse Practitioner Furnishing, nice to haveControlled Substance Registration, nice to haveANCC or AANP Certification, nice to haveBLS Certification, nice to haveExperience With All Ages, nice to have

Full job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization: PAMF-Palo Alto Medical Foundation SCD Position Overview:

Assesses, diagnoses, plans and implements the medical care of patients in collaboration with a physician. Functions within the full scope of licensure; accountable for the assessment, coordination delivery and evaluation of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. Delivers holistic and individualized care to all patients in assigned area. Develops, implements, manages an optimal interdisciplinary plan of care that incorporates psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors. Fosters and maintains collaborative relationships between patients, their family/support group, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communications. Adheres to hospital polices, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws/regulations and codes to promote a quality, highly reliable patient experience. Engages in continuous growth and development in professional practice. Follows ambulatory care and inpatient standardized procedures, protocols, policy and procedures regulated by the State of California. Job Description: EDUCATION Master's: Masters Degree in Nursing or equivalent education/experience

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE NP-Nurse Practitioner NFP-Nurse Practitioner Furnishing CSRC- Controlled Substance Registered Certification (DEA) ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center or AANP American Academy of Nurse Practitioner BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AS TYPICALLY ACQUIRED: The ideal candidate will have experience working with children, adolescents, families, and adults of all ages—as well as in working within primary care settings and in using an integrated care approach. Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred. Experience using Epic is also preferred.

Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Days of the Week: Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Weekend Requirements: None Benefits: Yes Unions: Yes Position Status: Exempt Weekly Hours: 32 Employee Status: Regular Employees of Sutter Health and its entities may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work, including patient care, which requires them to manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer drugs identified as hazardous or potentially hazardous by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and in accordance with the USP 800 guidelines.

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $158,629.12 to $222,077.44 / annual salary The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

How this job compares

Set against the 9,954 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$159–222K/yr
  • California median$149–202K/yr182 salary ranges
  • US median$110–164K/yr3,709 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $190K, is 11% above the California median midpoint ($172K) — in the middle half of Nurse Practitioner salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 406 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in California and 9,954 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,861 postings).
Education
3,506 of the 9,954 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Nurse Practitioner jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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