Palliative Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Palliative Care Nurse responsible for providing direct patient and family care through consultations for patients with serious illnesses and a prognosis of one year or less who are not eligible for hospice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ethical, evidence-based palliative medicine practices tailored to patients' physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
• Perform comprehensive assessments, gather pertinent information from medical records, families, and caregivers, and interpret findings to develop effective care plans.
• Formulate diagnoses, initiate therapeutic interventions, evaluate outcomes, and coordinate appropriate care strategies.

Qualifications

• RN/APRN licensure in the practice state and Nurse Practitioner/CNS with prescriptive authority.
• BCLS and current CPR certification.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Preferred: Advanced practice palliative care certification (ACHPN) and 1+ years in hospice, palliative care, or oncology.

Pay

Salary ranges from $90,650 to $135,976 annually, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Incentives for performance
• Professional growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits package