Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview
We are seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated healthcare team. In this vital role, you will provide expert symptom management, holistic patient care, and emotional support to individuals facing serious illnesses. Your expertise will help improve quality of life for patients and their families, ensuring comfort and dignity at every stage of their healthcare journey. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients requiring specialized palliative care services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and detailed symptom evaluations to develop personalized care plans.
• Manage complex pain and symptom control using advanced pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, including acute pain management techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, discharge planning, and facilitate communication among patients, families, and healthcare providers.
• Administer medications and treatments such as IV infusions, botulinum toxin therapy, dermal fillers, and perform procedures like suturing and catheterization with precision.
• Utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic, Cerner, or eClinicalWorks to document patient care accurately while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
• Provide telehealth consultations to extend palliative services remotely, ensuring access for home-bound or remote patients.
• Educate patients and families on disease processes, medication administration, nutrition, and advanced directives to promote informed decision-making.

Experience

• Valid Nurse Practitioner license with certification in hospice & palliative medicine or related specialty.
• Demonstrated experience in critical care settings such as ICU or Level I Trauma Centers, with exposure to emergency medicine or hospital medicine preferred.
• Proficiency in managing complex cases involving infectious disease care, geriatrics, behavioral health, or pediatric palliative needs including neonatal ventilator management or Toddler care.
• Hands-on experience with medical procedures such as spinal taps, tube feeding management, venipuncture, sterile processing techniques, and airway management.
• Familiarity with medical coding systems including CPT, ICD-9/10/ICD coding for documentation accuracy; experience with billing for services like Botox treatments or esthetic laser procedures is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of physiology and anatomy relevant to palliative care scenarios; ability to perform diagnostic evaluations using sonography or laboratory testing when needed.
• Experience working within diverse healthcare environments such as assisted living facilities, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, or post-acute care settings; previous telehealth experience is advantageous. Join us in delivering compassionate palliative care that truly transforms lives! We are committed to supporting your professional growth through ongoing education in areas like dementia care, Alzheimer's support strategies, memory care techniques, and family-centered discharge planning. This paid position offers a dynamic work environment where your expertise directly enhances patient comfort while fostering a collaborative team spirit dedicated to excellence in end-of-life care.

Pay: From $80.00 per hour

Work Location: In person