Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Opportunity in Arizona (between Phoenix and San Diego)!
Yuma, Arizona, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Family Practice/Primary Care
Degree Required Other
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital
Location 2400 S Ave A, Yuma, Arizona, 85364, United States
Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Description

Last Update: 4/02/24

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is seeking a Family Medicine Nurse Practiitoner.

As the only full-service acute care, 406-bed hospital between Phoenix and San Diego, YRMC offers you a rare opportunity to find a rewarding career while enjoying a great quality of life in a friendly, growing community. By working in an area such as ours, you get to experience unique and interesting pathology and complexity, that most providers only learn about in a text book. Yuma is a place where you can practice high-quality care in a compassionate, supportive and team-oriented work.

You also have the opportunity to work along Family Medicine Resident's and/or at our new YRMC Foothills Health Campus, that is 15-mintues from the city limits. This new location comprises Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Podiatry, Cardiology and Rheumatology (on 2nd floor). The Family Medicine Center is locating within city limits and embraces our Family Residency Program that began in July 2013. Our unique, 3-year program has been granted the highest level of accreditation a residency program can achieve by the ACGME. Twenty Four (24) residents are currently in the program; 8 per class per year. Plans to expand to thirty-six (36) FM residents total.

Further, the hospital offers a robust Cardiac program, a comprehensive Cancer Center, and an accredited Bariatric Surgery program. Sports Medicine Fellowship Program began July 2020 and recently graduated its second fellow in June.

We embark on a new Psychiatry Residency with our first four (4) residents to start July 1, 2024. YRMC is affiliation and academic support from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Midwestern University and Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, and we are fully engaged as a clinical partner in the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

About the position:

  • Hospital employed; full-time position
  • Monday - Friday; 4, 10-hour days
  • Collaborative GME team of providers, coordinators and family medicine Physician, Advanced Practice Providers and clinic staff
  • Attractive compensation package
  • Eligible for an annual quality bonus, 5% of base salary
  • 32 Days Paid Time Off
  • 6 Paid Holidays
  • CME expense reimbursement of up to $3,500
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Hospital paid basic life insurance, short-term & long-term disability insurance and identity guard protection
  • 401K with employer match up to 4%
  • Lifestyle Spending Account (use for gym memberships, massage therapy, etc.)
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Wellness Program
  • Malpractice insurance & tail coverage
  • Relocation Stipend
  • Eligible for reimbursement of up to $2,500 annual AZ Licensure, DEA, etc.

Why Choose YRMC?
• Our hospital leads the way in INNOVATION and QUALITY.
• Team-oriented and collaborative work environment.
• Supportive leadership with dedicated divisional Executive Medical Directors (primary care, specialty care and surgical care).
• We are all about teaching and education.
• A great work/life balance.
• A collegial medical staff comprised of more than 450 physicians and advanced practice professionals.
• We continue to grow and expand with numerous outpatient clinics, a new Foothills Health Campus, inpatient Behavioral Health and Endoscopy Center.

Why Choose Yuma?
• We are a warm, friendly, and down-to-earth community.
• One of the Top 10 places to live (cost of living).
• Sunniest place on earth!
• Winter vegetable capital of the world.
• Abundant outdoor activities all year long.
• Perfect location in between San Diego, CA & Phoenix, AZ (under 3-hours away in either direction).
• Military community - MCAS (Marine Core Air Station) & YPG (Yuma Proving Ground - Army).

At YRMC, we are always looking to grow our team with talented people and achieve great things together!

YRMC offers you a rare opportunity to find a rewarding career while enjoying a great quality of life in a friendly, growing community. By working in an area such as ours, you get to experience unique and interesting pathology and complexity, that most providers only learn about in a text book. Yuma is a place where you can practice high-quality care in a compassionate, supportive and team-oriented work environment. The video below shows exactly this - take a look!

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