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We are seeking a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner to join our client in California for a 120-day assignment starting Oct 5, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive hospitalist medicine services, with shifts including 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, and 3:00 PM to 3:00 AM options across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will manage diverse...
Location:CA
Specialty:Hospitalist
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner for a 120-day assignment in California, commencing Aug 24, 2026. This role involves managing a low patient volume in an outpatient urgent care setting, with typical shifts from 9:30am to 5:30pm, focusing on thorough case charting and providing care for common conditions such as colds, flu,...
Location:CA
Specialty:Internal Medicine
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner to join our client's team in California, starting Aug 19, 2026. This is a 3-day assignment, where you will be working 8-hour shifts focusing on primary care, family medicine, occupational medicine cases, laboratory services, and acute care.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide primary care...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in CA is seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive primary care services, including family medicine, occupational medicine, labs, and acute care, for a 2-day assignment starting Aug 13, 2026. This role involves working 8-hour shifts.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide comprehensive primary care services.Address...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice for a 9-day assignment in California, starting Aug 8, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive primary care, including Family and Occupational Medicine cases, lab oversight, and acute short-term treatment. Shifts run daily from 8:00am to 5:00pm, ensuring focused patient care throughout...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in California is seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a focused 4-day assignment starting Aug 10, 2026. This role involves working 8-hour shifts to deliver comprehensive primary care, including family medicine and occupational medicine cases, along with providing essential lab services and acute care for short-term treatments.Responsibilities...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 4-day assignment with our client in California, beginning Aug 11, 2026. This role involves 8-hour shifts, focusing on primary care, family medicine, occupational medicine, labs, and acute care for short-term treatment needs.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide primary care servicesManage...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are actively seeking a dedicated Women and Adolescent Health Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in California, starting Sep 14, 2026. The role involves managing a diverse patient caseload, primarily focusing on pregnancy consultations, birth control insertions, vaginal health, and pre and post-partum care. You will work Monday through Friday...
Location:CA
Specialty:Women and Adolescent Health
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in California is actively seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment beginning Sep 14, 2026. This role involves providing essential primary care services within a busy clinic setting, with daily shifts from 8 AM to 5 PM. The successful candidate will manage a diverse patient population, including a notable...
Location:CA
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Women and Adolescent Health Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment starting Sep 21, 2026, in California. This role involves managing a diverse patient caseload with 5 eight-hour shifts, focusing on pregnancy consultations, birth control and insertions, vaginal health, and pre and post-partum care. Our client provides robust...
Location:CA
Specialty:Women and Adolescent Health
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.
