NP-PA-Urgent Care
Listed compensation
$67-$84/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Community Focused. Care Driven.
Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.
Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.
- Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row!
- We are searching for a talented Advanced Practice Practitioner to join our Urgent Care Team.
- Hours: Modified full-time - 36 hours M-F 8A-8:30P / S-S 9A-5:30P
Shift
Day/Evening, weekend, holiday rotation. Every other weekend & every other holiday.
Locations: Dartmouth, MA locations + all UC sites.
A Career at Southcoast Health Offers You
A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
- Generous Earned Time Off Package
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- Employee Wellbeing Program
- 403B Retirement Plan with company match
- Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
- Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training
Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.
Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
Under direction of individually assigned Physician, Office Manager or Designee, perform a wide variety of patient care and related duties both within and in support of Southcoast Physicians Group.
Including, but not limited to taking patient histories, conduct physical exams, review past medical records, complete electronic health records, order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies; explain necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient and family; perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; review results of studies and procedures and interpret results toward quality patient care.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in a related field is required. Graduate of an A.M.A.-approved Physician Assistant program is required.
Certification by the National Commission of Physician Assistants within one year of hire is required. Nurse Practitioner: Masters of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
Certification from a National accrediting body to practice as a Nurse Practitioner is required or immediately pending.
Current MA or RI R.N. registration is required.
- Over 3 months experience.
- NP MA Nursing License authorization to practice in an expanded role.
CME requirements as needed. PA Physician Assistant License authorization to practice.
CME requirements as needed.
Pay Range
- USD $67.00 - USD $84.00 /Hr.
- Rotation Schedule Requirement
- Every other Holiday - Every other Weekend
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NP-PA-Urgent Care at Southcoast Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Urgent Care (NP) — ranked against 832 active Urgent Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 54% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$157k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $148k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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