Hospital-Based Palliative Care NP/PA — Mon–Fri, Supported Team

Complete Care Management; Livingston (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 12.5%

28 PTO days in year one

Malpractice coverage

CME up to $1,000/year

Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000

Job summary

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide hospital-based palliative care at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. A strong palliative program and interdisciplinary team support are emphasized, with a Monday–Friday schedule and opportunities for CME and tuition assistance.

Requirements include active NJ NP/PA license, national board certification, and 2+ years in palliative care.

Qualifications

• 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 experience required.
• Palliative care certification preferred.
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• 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 the hospital continuum – from high-acuity ED and ICU encounters to ongoing management on medical, surgical, and specialty units.
• 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 SNFs and/or hospices if and when appropriate.
• Partner with the interdisciplinary team and hospital teams, fully integrating into hospital workflows and shaping the palliative medicine practice.
• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
• Spend as much time on discharge planning as on intake, managing transitions from inpatient to the patient’s next setting, considering each patient’s longitudinal preference and best interests.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

NJ NP or PA license

Job description

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide hospital-based palliative care at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ. A strong palliative program and interdisciplinary team support are emphasized, with a Monday–Friday schedule and opportunities for CME and tuition assistance.

Requirements include active NJ NP/PA license, national board certification, and 2+ years in palliative care.