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West Coast Wound
Tucson, Arizona

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

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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 Tucson, AZ and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout Tucson area.

Must be licensed as an NP or PA in AZ.

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
  • Job Types: Full-time or Part-time. 1099

Benefits

  • Malpractice Insurance
  • Work Location: On the road

Key Skills

Wound DebridementPatient AssessmentDiagnostic TestingClinical ProceduresClinical DocumentationInterpersonal Skills

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 72% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician Assistant market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.5 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,455 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)43 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Arizona109 active4,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 72% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Physician Assistant listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment109 active listings, Nov 2026
New Wound Care listings124 in the last 30 days67 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,455 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physician Assistant Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 34 employers
15
<$160k
15
$160k-180k
12
$180k-200k
6
$200k-220k
2
$220k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

48 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
52% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

Clinic Director - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.2this job 4.5
Better work-life than 50% of Physician Assistant roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,455 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.