Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Join us and make your mark on the world! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) advances science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability. Our mission spans nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense, empowering teams to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s toughest challenges. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is where your expertise can drive real impact.

About the role

We have an opening for a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant to provide quality health services, including medical treatment and preventive occupational health services at a satellite facility located between Tracy and Livermore. Clinical practices must meet acceptable medical standards. You will interact with outside community physicians, insurance representatives, all levels of Laboratory personnel, Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) professionals, and ill or injured employees. This position is in the Health Services Department within the ESH Directorate and requires full-time on-site presence due to the nature of the work.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial diagnosis for occupational and non-occupational injuries and illness, and medical treatment to injured or ill employees.
• Provide medical surveillance/certification exams consistent with regulatory standards and LLNL requirements.
• Conduct physical examination testing, including phlebotomy, EKG, spirometry, audiometry, and vision.
• Provide counseling on safe workplace habits and health in the workplace, and notify identified concerns.
• Offer health promotion counseling in patient encounters and participate in departmental health promotion program development and implementation for Laboratory employees.
• Collaborate with other ESH professionals in health-related activities and evaluation of workplace health issues, including participation in ESH work teams, field work site visits, ESH program development, medical surveillance program implementation, and educational presentations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or equivalent combination of education and related experience, plus licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of California with Nurse Practitioner (NP) certification; or completion of a PA training program certified by the ARC-PA with a valid California Physician’s Assistant license.
• Ability to possess a valid Drug Enforcement Administration license.
• Experience providing medical treatment to injured or ill employees and medical surveillance/certification exams consistent with regulatory standards and LLNL requirements.
• Experience providing counseling on safe workplace habits and health in the workplace, and notifying identified concerns.
• Experience providing health promotion counseling in patient encounters and participating in departmental health promotion program development and implementation for Laboratory employees.
• Advanced analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to evaluate, interpret, negotiate, recommend, and implement actions/solutions for complex and/or sensitive medical issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with a diverse workforce.
• Effective organizational skills with attention to detail to handle multiple complex tasks in a demanding environment with conflicting priorities, tight deadlines, and frequent interruptions while providing high-level customer service and follow-through.
• Documented proof of immunization to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chicken pox) or immunization.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience in occupational health.
• Experience providing emergency medical care and stabilization of critically ill and injured workers, and making appropriate decisions regarding transfer.

Pay

$151,620 – $185,640 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Schedule

This is a Flexible Term appointment, which is for a definite period not to exceed six years. If the final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee, Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).

Benefits

• Included in 2026 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor.
• Flexible Benefits Package.
• 401(k).
• Relocation Assistance.
• Education Reimbursement Program.
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs).

Additional Information

Site 300: Site 300 is an experimental test site operated by LLNL. Situated on 7,000 acres in rural foothills approximately six miles southwest of downtown Tracy and 15 miles southeast of Livermore, Site 300 hosts approximately 200 employees with expertise in engineering, chemistry, biology, and environmental restoration. Employees assigned to work at Site 300 may be exposed to the organism that causes San Joaquin Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis).

Security Clearance: This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine eligibility for access to classified information or matter. All L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test: External applicants selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test, including testing for marijuana, as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices: Depending on job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where personal and/or laboratory mobile devices are not permitted. This includes cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless-enabled devices. If you use a medical device that pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or with wireless disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space, and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.