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West Coast Wound
San Fernando Valley, California

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantContract

Listed compensation

$140k-$150k

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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 San Fernando Valley and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout San Fernando

Must be licensed as an NP or PA in CA

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
  • PLEASE NOTE: West Coast Wound does NOT request any personal information via Indeed or Google Forms.
  • Job Types: Full-time 1099
  • Work Location: On the road

Key Skills

Patient assessmentClinical documentationTreatment planningInterpersonal skillsCPR certification

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

West Coast Wound ranks #15 of 23 employers hiring contract/1099 Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

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Annual compensation range

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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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About West Coast Wound

Hospitals and Health Care
Burbank, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive training
24/7 support
Competitive compensation