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West Coast Wound
Farmington, New Mexico

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantContract

Listed compensation

$175k

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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 or around Farmington NM and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes and in facilities. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout Farmington area.

Must be licensed as an NP or PA in NM.

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: Part time 2 days/ week 1099

Benefits

  • Malpractice insurance
  • Work Location: On the road

Key Skills

Wound DebridementPatient AssessmentDiagnostic TestingClinical ProceduresPatient DiagnosisTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationInterpersonal SkillsCPR Certification

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $190k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Wound Care market look like in New Mexico?
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 pay$175kWound Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)43 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$190k in purchasing powerNew Mexico index 92.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 80% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 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
Wound Care pay trend−5.6% 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.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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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 Farmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k≈ 1.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,535/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.7
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Farmington, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.