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West Coast Wound
Dallas, Texas

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantContract

Listed compensation

$140k-$150k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Are you a Nurse Practitioner or PA looking to join a fast-growing team making a difference in the way patients' wounds are being healed? If so, West Coast Wound is the right place to be!

West Coast Wound & Skin Care is a full-service mobile wound care company that delivers quality services/treatments to patients in the comfort of their own home. We are a fast-growing organization and our mission is to provide high-quality care, treating the whole patient's health, not just the wound.

We have high and excellent standards for communication with the agencies we work with, are available and responsive to meet the treatment needs of our patients, and prioritize training/continuing education to our medical team.

We are seeking Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants to perform mobile advanced wound care services for our patients. You will travel locally within your designated region to see our patients in their homes or SNFs.

This position is looking for candidates living in Dallas, TX and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout central Dallas, TX area.

Must be licensed as an NP or PA in TX.

This is not a remote position. Must be willing and able to drive to patient homes to provide wound care.

No experience is needed. We provide extensive training, 24/7 support, offer competitive compensation.

Responsibilities

  • Select, order, and perform tests and procedures to best treat the patient
  • Perform wound care procedures as deemed necessary and appropriate for plan of care
  • Define and document patient diagnoses
  • Assure all patients are completely satisfied
  • Patient education and management
  • Debridement of wounds by various methods completed safely during the patient visit
  • Application of topical wound care and other wound management products
  • Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart, including follow-up notes

Qualifications

  • Current state license as an NP or PA
  • CPR Certified
  • Effective communication skills

Excellent Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills

  • Must have a valid driver’s license and minimum state required liability auto insurance; local travel is required
  • PLEASE NOTE: West Coast Wound does NOT request any personal information via Indeed or Google Forms.
  • 1099 position
  • Work Location: On the road

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentationInterpersonal skillsCPR certificationTreatment planning

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

West Coast Wound ranks #4 of 15 employers hiring contract/1099 Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$145k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

48 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution48 jobs · 40 employers

21
<$145k
10
$145k-170k
9
$170k-195k
8
$195k-220k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
43%
Relocation assistance
18%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$171k-$218k
#2

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$195k-$212k
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.5
Better work-life than 30% of Wound Care (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 40 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About West Coast Wound

Hospitals and Health Care
Burbank, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

1099 Independent Contractor
Extensive Training Provided
24/7 Support