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Marathon Health
Columbus, North Carolina

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (4 hrs/wk) - Columbus, NC

Physician Assistant Above average in Family Medicine (PA)No callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$60-$75/hr

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 27m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Marathon Health is a leading advanced primary care provider, partnering with employer and union plan sponsors to improve health for millions of Americans. With nationwide onsite, nearsite, and network health centers, and virtual primary care, Marathon delivers a value-based model that enhances the healthcare experience for members and providers, while driving meaningful cost savings for plan sponsors. Marathon is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®, reflecting the company's commitment to building an inclusive, high-trust culture where all employees can thrive. Learn more at marathon.health

We normalize balance, not burnout at Marathon Health

  • Smaller patient panel size
  • More time with your patients: appointments range from 20 to 60 minutes
  • Strong focus on prevention and wellness, acute and chronic disease management
  • Fewer administrative and insurance-related tasks
  • Success is measured by health outcomes, not patient volume and billing (Not a Fee for Service Model)

About Us

At Marathon Health we are building the most trusted, accessible and personalized healthcare experience alongside our patients and clients. With 20+ years’ experience from our shared organizations, we hold a unified goal of building deep, trusted and lasting relationships with our patients and clients. As Marathon Health, we are guided by our core principles of Patients First, Courage, Ingenuity, Community, and Fun.

Day in the Life

As an Marathon Health provider you practice relationship-based medicine at the top of your license. You offer wholistic care including prevention, chronic disease management and health education to your patients. You’ll have great resources (like UpToDate and RubiconMD) at your fingertips, that are free of charge to you and your patients. You work autonomously with a company that puts PATIENTS first, and values ingenuity, courage, community and FUN!

Marathon Health offers providers

  • Non-production-based compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits, including CME, medical license, DEA, and malpractice coverage

Regular provider meetings, such as journal clubs and grand rounds, for ongoing learning, development, and team collaboration

Competitive health benefits that start 1st of month after start date

Minimum Job Requirements for Nurse Practitioner

  • Active license & current ANCC or AANP board certification required
  • Independent practice provider preferred, where applicable per State regulation.
  • Federal DEA number preferred; may be required for full prescribing ability.
  • CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date

Independent family practice experience including routine wellness care, chronic care management, and urgent visit, preferred

Minimum Job Requirements for Physician Associate

  • Active license & current NCCPA board certification required.
  • Independent practice provider preferred, where applicable per State regulation.
  • Federal DEA number preferred; may be required for full prescribing ability.
  • CPR/BLS certification required at time of start date

Independent family practice experience including routine wellness care, chronic care management, and urgent visit, preferred

Pay Range: $60.00 - $75.00/hr

The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level.

We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected. To apply to this position and learn more about open jobs at Marathon Health, visit our careers page.

Key Responsibilities

The provider will deliver relationship-based primary care, including prevention, chronic disease management, and health education. They will work autonomously to provide holistic care while maintaining deep, trusted relationships with patients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active license and current ANCC, AANP, or NCCPA board certification. Experience in independent family practice, including routine wellness and chronic care management, is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Urgent carePatient assessmentClinical documentationPreventive medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (4 hrs/wk) - Columbus, NC at Marathon Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (PA) — ranked against 549 active Family Medicine (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Family Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context

Marathon Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 129 active listings.

Of the 40 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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CME allowance
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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Family Medicine (PA)

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About Marathon Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Indianapolis, IN
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Non-production-based compensation
CME allowance
Medical license coverage
DEA coverage
Malpractice coverage
Competitive health benefits starting 1st of month after start date
Regular provider meetings including journal clubs and grand rounds
Smaller patient panel size