Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
Compensation
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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 South Chicago, IL and be willing to drive to see patients in this area in their homes. The territory for this role will service patients in throughout South Chicago, IL area.
Must be licensed as an NP or PA in IL.
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, Part-time, 1099
Benefits
- Malpractice Insurance
- Work Location: On the road
Key Skills
Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Wound Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 4.5 / 10 · above average in physician assistant roles | ranked against 4,455 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Wound Care median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)43 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 74% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Physician Assistant listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus · 19% offer loan repayment138 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Wound Care listings | 124 in the last 30 days | 67 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 |
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