Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Family Medicine (Virtualist)

Opportunity Information:

Sutter Medical Group is seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to join our Virtualist Program. This innovative,  remote role combines virtual patient care with support for primary care teams. Virtualist APCs will provide virtual patient visits, and structured inbox support for primary care clinicians.

Qualifications:

Practice Highlights

• remote/work-from-home model
• Approximately 70% virtual patient care and 30% primary care inbox support
• Opportunity to help build and shape a new virtual care model
• Collaborative work across primary care, urgent care and walk-in care
• Meaningful impact on patient access and continuity of care

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care through virtual visits
• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, educate and counsel patients in a virtual environment
• Determine when escalation or in-person evaluation is appropriate
• Provide structured inbox coverage for primary care clinicians
• Support continuity of care and timely patient communication
• Collaborate with physicians, APCs, care teams and operational partners
• Participate in workflow development, quality improvement and program growth

Qualifications

Required:
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
• California licensure and eligibility to practice within Sutter Medical Group requirements

Preferred:
• Experience in Primary Care, Urgent Care, Walk-In Care, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or similar ambulatory settings
• Strong independent clinical judgment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort practicing in a virtual care environment
• Strong organizational and inbox management skills

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate is clinically confident, patient-centered, collaborative, adaptable, technologically proficient, and excited to help create the future of virtual care within Sutter Medical Group.

Why Join the Program?

This is more than a video-visit role. The Virtualist Program offers the opportunity to improve patient access, reduce burden on primary care teams, and help develop a scalable model of virtual care. Team members will play a foundational role in shaping program workflows, quality standards, and future service offerings.

Join Us and Enjoy:

• Generous compensation with bonus potential
• Excellent benefits, including zero-cost medical insurance
• Paid medical benefits for employees and dependents
• Award-winning, 100% 401(k) match
• CME allowance
• Robust retirement program
• Advanced practice technology, including EPIC
• A positive work-life balance and Northern California's natural beauty and lifestyle

Organization Details:

Sutter Medical Group (SMG) is a vibrant and talented community committed to delivering safe, affordable and high-quality care. Our multi-specialty medical group is comprised of over 1,600 clinicians practicing in seven counties in northern California, most within a 50-mile radius of Sacramento. SMG contains primary care and specialty Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians -- nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, licensed clinical social workers and licensed marriage and family therapists, who make up about 20% of our group. Our clinicians not only excel in clinical practice but are also actively engaged in teaching, research, leadership, community outreach, and volunteer work. SMG has earned both local and national recognition for excellence in patient care and experience.

Community Information:

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.