Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner - NEW GRADS WELCOME - Sisters, OR

Family Nurse Practitioner – Sisters, Oregon

High Lakes Health Care | Praxis Health

Build a meaningful primary care career in one of Oregon’s most breathtaking mountain communities.

High Lakes Health Care, part of Praxis Health, is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner to join our primary care clinic in Sisters, Oregon. This is an opportunity to build a meaningful outpatient family medicine practice in a close-knit Central Oregon community, with the support of an experienced clinical team and the autonomy expected in independent primary care.

We are especially interested in a motivated new graduate or early-career provider who is clinically curious, hard-working, adaptable, and committed to developing confidence through real patient care, mentorship, and continued learning.

Primary care is meaningful work, but it is also demanding. Success in this role requires the ability to manage a full patient schedule, build strong clinical judgment over time, and learn how to use available support systems effectively while continuing to meet the needs of the practice and community.

Practice Highlights

• 100% outpatient Family Medicine
• No hospital call
• Opportunity to care for patients across the lifespan
• Relationship-centered, community-based care model
• Supportive clinic team with access to experienced providers
• Independent, physician-led organization with local leadership presence
• Strong operational and administrative support
• New graduates encouraged to apply

New Graduate Support & Mentorship

High Lakes and Praxis Health provide support for new graduate APPs, while also recognizing that clinical confidence is built through consistent patient care, active learning, and professional accountability.

Support may include:

• Weekly structured participation in the APP fellowship/ThriveAP program
• Access to an experienced clinic Lead Provider for guidance and mentorship
• Collegial physician and APP consultation within High Lakes and neighboring Praxis clinics
• Practical support in developing clinical workflow, documentation habits, and patient management skills
• A team environment that encourages thoughtful questions, humility, and continued growth

The mentorship structure is intended to support development, not replace the work of building a full primary care practice. Candidates should be comfortable taking initiative, asking for help appropriately, and learning in real time while caring for patients.

We are seeking candidates who demonstrate both confidence and clinical readiness, while also embracing mentorship, continued learning, and growth within a team-oriented environment.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a provider who demonstrates:

• Clinical readiness and sound judgment
• Strong work ethic and accountability
• Comfort with the pace and responsibility of outpatient primary care
• Willingness to receive feedback and continue developing
• Ability to balance autonomy with collaboration
• Commitment to relationship-centered patient care
• Interest in serving a smaller community with broad primary care needs
• Flexibility, self-awareness, and the ability to adapt within a busy clinical environment

Schedule and Practice Expectations

This position is structured around 36 patient-facing hours per week, typically delivered over four clinic days. Administrative work is built into the overall workweek, but should not be understood as a day off or as protected time within the clinic schedule.

Providers should expect to carry a full primary care panel, participate in team-based access, and develop the efficiency needed to meet patient volume expectations. We recognize that every provider works differently, and we support new clinicians in learning how to organize their practice, manage their time, and build sustainable habits within the realities of primary care.

Compensation & Benefits Highlights:

• Competitive base salary with production compensation opportunity
• Sign-on and/or relocation support available
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• CME support
• Paid licensure, DEA, and malpractice coverage
• Enrollment in ThriveAP for eligible new graduate APPs
• 100% outpatient practice with administrative and clinical support

Required Qualifications & Abilities:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible as a Family Nurse Practitioner
• Eligible for Oregon licensure
• Interest in full-spectrum outpatient family medicine
• Commitment to continued learning and team-based care
• Knowledge of common medications, side effects, and contraindications
• Ability to attend work regularly and on time
• New graduates are encouraged to apply
• Attend work regularly and on time

Sisters, Oregon

Nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountains, Sisters feels like a mountain town preserved in time — where snow-capped peaks frame the horizon, ponderosa pines scent the air, and life moves at a pace that allows people to truly connect. With its charming western-inspired downtown, locally owned cafés, art galleries, and year-round festivals, Sisters offers a lifestyle that feels both peaceful and deeply vibrant.

For outdoor enthusiasts, the community is nothing short of extraordinary. World-class skiing at Mount Bachelor, alpine lakes, fly-fishing, hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and endless mountain trails are all within easy reach. Yet despite its natural beauty and destination appeal, Sisters remains deeply community-oriented, a place where patients know their providers by name and where healthcare remains profoundly personal.

Living in Sisters offers the rare opportunity to practice meaningful rural medicine while still enjoying access to the cultural amenities, restaurants, and conveniences of nearby Bend. For providers seeking adventure, balance, mentorship, and authentic connection, few places in the Pacific Northwest compare.

Why Praxis

Praxis Health has spent the past 50 years building a different kind of healthcare organization — one grounded in relationships, physician leadership, and deeply personal patient care.

As the Pacific Northwest’s leading independent healthcare network, Praxis offers providers the stability and resources of a large organization while preserving the autonomy, collaboration, and humanity often lost within corporate healthcare systems. Our clinics are intentionally designed to support sustainable practice models that allow providers to build meaningful relationships with patients while maintaining balance in their own lives.

High Lakes Health Care embodies that philosophy throughout Central Oregon. Recognized as Central Oregon’s “Best Medical Group” for eight consecutive years, High Lakes has become known for compassionate care, strong provider culture, and innovative approaches to supporting both patients and clinicians alike.

For providers early in their careers, Praxis offers something increasingly rare in modern medicine: a place where mentorship is intentional, learning is protected, and experienced clinicians are invested in helping new providers thrive for the long term.

General Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Combination of medical office and exam/procedure room settings.

OSHA Category

This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids and/or tissues. All employees performing these duties are offered the opportunity to receive the Hepatitis-B vaccination series.