Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner (or Physician Assistant) – Carthage
Compensation
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Job Description
UT Health Carthage is searching for a Family Medicine Advanced Practice Practitioner (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join an employed team in Carthage, TX- 47 mi from Shreveport, LA. Family Medicine experience preferred but not required.
About the Position
- Outpatient Only
- Joining 2 physicians and 5 APPs
Monday-Friday, 8 a. m. - 5 p. m.
- No Call Requirement
- Epic EMR
Recruitment Package May Include
- Base salary + wRVU production incentive
- CME/CEU Allowance
- Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
About the Hospital
UT Health Carthage is a 42-bed facility that is a part of UT Health East Texas. Formed in 2018 through the combination of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System (ETMC) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UT Health Northeast), UT Health East Texas provides care to thousands of patients each year through its extensive regional network of 10 hospitals, multiple clinics, rehabilitation centers, freestanding emergency centers, urgent care facilities and other locations.
About the Community
Located in deep East Texas, 20 miles from the Louisiana state line, Carthage is known as the "Gas Capital of the United States." Home to Panola College, residents enjoy a friendly and welcoming town that offers fun attractions including the famous Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and the Tex Ritter Museum in addition to offering a number of annual community events such as the Piney Woods Quilt Festival and the Panola County Cattlemen's Pro Rodeo.
47 mi Shreveport, LA/61 mi to Tyler, TX
Key Responsibilities
Provide family medicine care in an outpatient setting as part of a team of physicians and advanced practice practitioners. The posting does not specify additional clinical duties.
Requirements
The role is for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; family medicine experience is preferred but not required. No specific education, certification, or years-of-experience requirements are stated.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 74% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · above average in family medicine (np) | ranked against 2,602 Family Medicine (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Texas | 133 active | 2,667 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 14% remote · 74% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Implied production pay | ~$250k | $50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner (or Physician Assistant) – Carthage at UT Health East Texas a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,602 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,602 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Tyler
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $265k
- Typical market rent
- $1,259/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tyler, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.