Hospice & Palliative - NP - Full-Time

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Family support benefits

Educational assistance

Paid medical liability insurance

CME allowances

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Join Advocate Health as a full-time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care, working with an interdisciplinary team. This role involves providing inpatient palliative care and collaborating on patient care plans. You will also engage in a teaching environment with medical students and APP fellows.

The position offers a standard daytime schedule and meaningful work with robust physician support. Advocate Health is dedicated to redefining care, supporting clinicians, and fostering growth

Qualifications

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner training/certification required.
• North Carolina state licensure required or ability to obtain prior to start.
• At least 1 year of experience preferred.
• Palliative care or ICU fellowship experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultation and ongoing support.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team for symptom management.
• Work closely with physician partners with supervising physician support.

Skills

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner training

Strong communication skills

Clinical judgment

Supporting patients and families

Education

North Carolina state licensure

Palliative care or ICU fellowship

Job description

Palliative Care - Full-Time APRN

Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group - Main | Inpatient Palliative Care

Join Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group as a Palliative Care APP

Carolinas Palliative Care & HospiceGroup isseeking a full-time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join an interdisciplinary inpatient palliative care team. This role offers meaningful, team-oriented work with physicians, APPs, nurses, socialworkersand chaplain support, plus exposure to a teaching environment that hosts medical students,residentsand APP fellows.

Position Overview

• Provide inpatient palliative care as part of a specialized, interdisciplinary team serving patients and families with serious illness needs.
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, nurses, socialworkersand hospital-based chaplain support to deliver compassionate, coordinated care.
• Contribute to a teaching-oriented environment that supports medical students,residentsand APP fellows.

Location & Setting

Primary Practice

Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group - Main

Care Setting

Inpatient palliative care

Employment Status

Full-time, 1.0 FTE

Schedule & Call Expectations

• Schedule:Monday through Friday, standard daytime schedule. Office/clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Call:Call rotation every 10 to12 weeks,approximately 3to 4 times per year.
• Backup support:A physician is always available as backup for APP call responsibilities.
• Nights/weekends:Call rotation applies as noted; no routine procedure coverage isrequired.
• Expected volume:Approximately 1,000 visits per year and 3,000 RVUs per year.

Scope of Practice / WhatYou’llDo

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultation and ongoing support for patients and families.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to support symptom management, goals-of-carediscussionsand coordinated care planning.
• Work closely with physician partners, with supervising physician support.
• Participate in an APP call rotation with physician backup always available.
• Procedures are notrequiredfor this position.
• Open ICU coverage is notrequired.

Team & Support Structure

Immediate Support Team

4 physicians, 3.5nurse practitioners, 2 social workers and 3 nurses

Total Clinician Group

14 physicians, 17 APPs

Additional Support

Hospital-based chaplainsupportavailable

Why This Role / Differentiators

• Interdisciplinary, team-oriented model with MDs, APPs, RNs, socialworkersand chaplain support.
• Specialized Hospice and Palliative Careexpertisefocused on supporting patients and families during important care decisions.
• Teaching-oriented environment with medical students,residentsand APP fellows.
• Meaningful inpatient role with strong physician backup and collaborative team support.

Qualifications

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner training/certificationrequired.
• North Carolina state licensure required or ability to obtain prior to start.
• At least 1 year of experiencepreferred.
• Palliative care or ICU fellowship experience may be considered.
• Strong communicationskills, clinical judgment and comfort supporting patients and families through complex serious illness care.

Benefits / Supplemental Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision,lifeand disability coverage.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family support benefits, which may include parental leave,adoptionassistanceand surrogacy support.
• Educationalassistanceand professional development programs.
• Paid medical liability insurance.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances.
• Relocationassistancemay be available for eligible positions.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research,educationand compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health,you’rejoining a teamthat’scommitted to being aBest Place to Carewhere clinicians are heard,supportedand empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose,from discovery to everydaymoments,we’reredefining care - for you, for us, for all, and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldlytogetherand embracing change with optimism. Here,you’llfind not just a job, but a career with meaning,growthand impact for all.