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VitalCore Health Strategies
Middleton, Massachusetts

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Join the VitalCore Team in Massachusetts! We're people fueled by passion, not by profit!

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care has an opening for a Part-Time Nurse Practitioner, PA or APRN at Essex County Correctional Facility in Middleton, MA

At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring hardworking ethical individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Join our team and experience first-hand how VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based on respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff.

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Benefits Package

  • Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term/Long Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
  • 401K
  • PTO
  • Annual Incentive Bonus

Nurse Practitioner Position Physician Assistant Summary

The Nurse Practitioner utilizes the medical model to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as their primary focus. The Physician’s Assistant works with a variety of healthcare professionals/security officers in a correctional environment to provide basic medical services supervised by a licensed Physician. The PA has no managerial responsibilities.

Nurse Practitioner Minimum Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited college/university NP PA program
  • Must possess current licenses or certifications in this state.
  • Experience in Correctional desired but not required.
  • Acute care experience preferred.
  • MOUD/MAT experience preferred.

We’re people who are fueled by passion, not by profit.

Keywords: NP, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, np, APRN

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide medical services within a correctional facility setting. They will utilize the medical model to address healthcare needs and work alongside healthcare professionals and security staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited NP or PA program and hold current state licensure. Experience in correctional health care and acute care is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient Assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at VitalCore Health Strategies a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Correctional Medicine (NP) — ranked against 138 active Correctional Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Correctional Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Correctional Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

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).

Correctional Medicine NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in correctional medicine (np)ranked against 138 Correctional Medicine (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedCorrectional Medicine NP median $135k (middle half $134k–$140k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMassachusetts index 105.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 50% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment429 active listings, Nov 2026
Correctional Medicine NP hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 30 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 51 postings, 65 closed
New Correctional Medicine NP listings49 in the last 30 days50 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (138 Correctional Medicine (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

median 3.6this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Correctional Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 138 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About VitalCore Health Strategies

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Holiday Pay
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short Term/Long Term Disability
Identity Theft Protection
Employee Assistance Program
401K
PTO

Living in Middleton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$841k
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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