Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Medicine (Inpatient)

About the role

Seeking a diligent and compassionate Nurse Practitioner for our Palliative Medicine Inpatient team. The NP will work with our Palliative Medical Partners group providing consultation and follow-up visits for patients within our community hospital and specialty hospital partners in New Jersey. This is a full time position, where the Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with patients, families, and their primary care and consulting physicians to provide excellent patient and family centered care. The NP will develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while meeting the needs of our patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provides a health assessment appropriate to the visit being performed, as well as diagnose and treat patients who require management of symptoms and goals of care conversations.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the attending physicians and other specialists, to provide excellent patient and family centered care.
• Develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while working with our support staff to meet the needs of both internal and external partners.
• Work alongside our Care Navigators team members to provide coordinated care across all of our Samaritan's family of programs for all patients.
• Provide continuity of care by working with Navigators and Complex Care Coordinator to transfer inpatient patients to our outpatient pall med team.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing
• RN, APN license in New Jersey
• DEA and CDS license required
• Prior experience preferred in palliative care, oncology, heart failure, geriatric care, and/or hospice
• Experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice or geriatric care is preferred but not a requirement
• Bilingual preferred

Benefits

• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) with 3% employer match
• Full Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, and more
• Generous PTO

Pay

Salary: $108k-$135,00 based on years of experience

Schedule

Full time M‑F (40 hours/week) with after‑hours call rotation (telephone calls only, no visits). On‑call rotation and weekend rotation required; compensatory day included.