Experienced Outpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

NJ Palliative Care Solutions; Somerville (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

PTO

CME allowance

Tuition reimbursement

Medical insurance

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is hiring an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient and SNF‑based palliative care across Central New Jersey for patients living with serious illness. This is our experienced‑provider track requiring 2+ years in palliative or closely related care.

License in New Jersey and national board certification are required; DEA/CDS registration is also needed by start date. Strong communication and team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of palliative care or closely related serious‑illness experience required.
• Active New Jersey NP or PA license with national board certification.
• DEA and CDS registration, or ability to obtain by start date.

Responsibilities

• Provide palliative care consultations and follow‑up visits across SNF and community settings.
• Lead goals‑of‑care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and facility staff to coordinate care.
• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.

Skills

Palliative care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical judgment

Communication

Education

New Jersey NP/PA license

Tools

EMR documentation

Job description

Coverage area: Somerset County - Somerville (08876), Bridgewater and Hillsborough; Phillipsburg (Warren County); plus nearby sites in Edison, Clark, Westfield, Plainfield, Elizabeth and Rahway.

Provide high-touch palliative care for people facing serious illness across SNF, home, and community settings — with a structured ramp into palliative care, physician/APP backup, and a team that does not leave you to figure it out alone.

Base salary $130,000–$160,000/year plus annual performance bonus up to 12.5%. Primarily a Monday–Friday schedule, 28 paid time off days in year one, a $0/month employee-only medical option, malpractice coverage, license/DEA support, CME, and tuition support.

Setting · License: Outpatient – SNF & community, Central NJ · New Jersey NP or PA license required

About us & the role:

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is on a mission to deliver palliative care without walls across New Jersey, partnering with skilled nursing facilities, home-based providers, and leading health systems. We are hiring an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient and SNF-based palliative care across Central New Jersey for patients living with serious illness. This is our experienced-provider track: 2+ years of palliative, hospice, or other serious-illness care is required.

Why you’ll want this role:

• A structured ramp into palliative care: pair with experienced specialists and grow through mentorship, clinical backup, and data-guided coaching.

• A real interdisciplinary team: physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, and operational support.

• Clear workflows and quality expectations — not a sink-or-swim field role.

• Primarily a Monday–Friday schedule with flexibility to swap workdays.

• 28 PTO days in year one and a $0/month employee-only medical option.

• Academic pathways, CME up to $1,000/year, and tuition reimbursement up to $2,000.

What you’ll do:

• Perform at the top of your license, performing best practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine.

• Provide palliative care consultations and follow‑up visits across skilled nursing settings, including short‑stay subacute/rehab patients with recent hospitalizations, high symptom burden, or complex goals‑of‑care needs, as well as ongoing management of long‑term care residents.

• Deliver palliative assessments and follow‑up visits in SNFs and community settings.

• Manage complex symptoms for patients with advanced illness and chronic disease.

• Lead goals‑of‑care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families, coordinating with partner home health and/or hospice agencies if and when appropriate.

• Partner with the interdisciplinary team and facility staff, primary care, and hospice.

• Support transition planning across the SNF stay – from admission after hospitalization through discharge home, return to long‑term care, rehospitalization decisions, hospice transition, or other next‑site‑of‑care planning.

• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.

• Travel locally within Central NJ, with mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support provided.

What you bring:

• Active New Jersey Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and national board certification.

• DEA + CDS registration, or ability to obtain by start date.

• 2+ years of palliative care or closely related serious‑illness experience required (hospice, palliative, SNF/LTC, oncology, geriatrics).

• Palliative care certification (e.g., ACHPN / CHPN) preferred.

• Strong communication, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Compensation & total rewards:

• Competitive base salary: $130,000–$160,000/year.

• Annual performance bonus up to 12.5% of base salary, rewarding both productivity (RVUs) and quality of care.

• 28 days of paid time off your first year, growing to 33 days at 2 years, in one flexible bank.

• Malpractice & professional liability ($1M / $3M), license & DEA renewals, up to $1,000/year CME, up to $2,000 tuition reimbursement.

• Medical via Cigna PPO, including a $0/month employee-only option, plus dental, vision, and an HSA.

• Short- and long-term disability, voluntary life & AD&D, and accident / critical‑illness / hospital coverage.

• 401(k) retirement plan, plus pre‑tax FSA, dependent‑care FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, identity‑theft protection, legal plan, pet benefits, and member discounts.

This position is full‑time, and full‑time is our strong preference. That said, we know exceptional clinicians sometimes need a different arrangement — for the right candidate, we’re open to discussing part‑time or per‑diem schedules. If that’s you, please apply and tell us what schedule you have in mind.