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We are seeking a skilled Obstetrics/Gynecology Nurse Practitioner for a 30-day assignment starting Sep 21, 2026, in California. This full-time role involves an 8-hour shift schedule and focuses on providing comprehensive women's healthcare. The selected professional will manage a diverse patient panel, including prenatal and postpartum care, contraceptive...
Location:CA
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 50-day assignment in California, beginning Sep 7, 2026. This role involves covering primary care responsibilities across two skilled nursing facilities, with daily shifts of approximately 6-7 hours, offering flexibility to work anytime between 7 am and 7 pm.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 7-day assignment in California, starting Sep 4, 2026. This role involves providing primary care, managing family medicine and occupational medicine cases, overseeing lab services, and delivering acute care for short-term treatment needs, typically working from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 9-day assignment in California, starting Aug 31, 2026. The role involves 8-hour shifts focusing on primary care, family medicine, occupational medicine cases, lab services, and acute care.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide primary care servicesManage family medicine casesHandle occupational medicine...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for our client in California. This 30-day assignment commences on Sep 25, 2026, involving 8-hour shifts focused on delivering primary care, managing family and occupational medicine cases, conducting labs, and providing acute short-term treatment.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide comprehensive...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client is seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner in California for a focused 1-day assignment beginning Sep 4, 2026. This role requires managing 8-hour shifts, providing comprehensive primary care, including family medicine, occupational medicine, laboratory services, and acute care with an emphasis on short-term treatment.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in California, starting Sep 14, 2026. The schedule will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, focusing on comprehensive pediatric care including preventive visits, well-child check-ups, and managing sick visits, acute issues, chronic conditions, and ADHD follow-ups.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Pediatrics
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for an 84-day assignment in California, commencing Aug 31, 2026. This role features a Monday through Friday schedule from 9 AM to 6 PM. The Nurse Practitioner will primarily focus on direct patient care, seeing over 40 patients daily, with comprehensive support from administrative staff handling...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a skilled Dermatology Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment starting Oct 26, 2026, with our client in California. This role involves managing a backlog of outpatient dermatology cases, providing comprehensive care for various skin conditions during full-time shifts from 7:30 AM to 6 PM.Responsibilities and DutiesManage a backlog...
Location:CA
Specialty:Dermatology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking an Obstetrics/Gynecology Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in California, commencing Nov 16, 2026. This role focuses on delivering comprehensive women's health services, including preventive care, gynecologic visits, and various in-office procedures such as IUD insertion and removal, endometrial biopsies, and STI care.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Obstetrics/Gynecology
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Locum tenens NP jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel nurse practitioners hold all the same qualifications as a permanent nurse practitioner, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NPs in California earn an average of $161,540 a year.
Nurse practitioners have restricted practice authority in California. Restricted scope of practice means state laws restrict the ability for NPs to practice in at least one element. They require a career-long supervision or management by another healthcare provider.
NPs in California are required to complete 30 hours of CE every two years, in order to renew or maintain their license.
Acute care nurse practitioners are the highest paid NP specialty.
