Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-NP-01484
- Profession: Nurse Practitioner
- Specialty: NP - Family Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Natick, MA
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Oct 01, 2026 – Ongoing
- Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need
Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Local candidate – no travel/lodging provided. Malpractice insurance covered by agency.
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Age 10 to elderly
- Average Daily Volume: 52 patients/day
- Rounding: Both
- Case Mix: Inpatient Psychiatry
Facility Information
EMR System: Cerner
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: No
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified required (Certified)
- Licenses: Licensed in MA
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Experience: Minimum 2 years experience
Other Qualifications
Local candidate, preferred prior credentialing at Leonard campus
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care services to patients in an inpatient psychiatric unit, ages 10 to elderly.
- Conduct initial assessments, ongoing evaluations, and manage chronic and acute medical conditions.
- Collaborate with psychiatrists and multidisciplinary team to coordinate integrated care.
- Prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests as needed.
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies and maintain accurate documentation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care services to patients in an inpatient psychiatric unit ranging from age 10 to elderly. Collaborate with psychiatrists and a multidisciplinary team to conduct assessments, manage medical conditions, and coordinate integrated care.
Requirements
Requires a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with a valid Massachusetts license and at least 2 years of experience. Must hold current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Massachusetts, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$259k (68 salary observations; 107 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,908 salary observations; 6,496 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Natick
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $850k
- Typical market rent
- $3,043/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.