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Southcoast Health System
Wareham, Massachusetts

NP-PA-Urgent Care

Nurse PractitionerNo callNo weekendsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$67-$84/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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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 - 2 PER DIEM openings.
  • Hours: PER DIEM M-F 8A-8:30P / S-S 9A-5:30P
  • Shift: Day/Evening, no weekend, holiday or on call.
  • Locations: Wareham, 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 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.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentLaboratory interpretationMedical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates NP-PA-Urgent Care at Southcoast Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Urgent Care (NP) — ranked against 832 active Urgent Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Urgent Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 54% have no call, 54% 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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Salary Distribution28 jobs

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Sign-on bonus
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 90% of Urgent Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 832 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Wareham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$520k
Typical market rent
$2,667/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.

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About Southcoast Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
New Bedford, Massachusetts
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

403B Retirement Plan with company match
Tuition assistance
Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
Employee Wellbeing Program
Generous Earned Time Off Package