Inpatient Palliative Care NP/PA — Collaborative Hospital Role

RWJBarnabas Health; Somerville (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Malpractice coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Commuter benefits

Employee assistance program

Job summary

RWJ Somerset Hospital in Somerville, NJ, is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to deliver hospital-based palliative care for patients with serious illness. Inpatient palliative care experience is required for this role, with structured mentorship and a collaborative team supporting your practice.

The position emphasizes high-touch, holistic care across the hospital continuum, including ED, ICU, and various units, with responsibilities spanning goals-of-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.
• Minimum 2 years of palliative care experience.
• Palliative care certification (e.g., ACHPN/CHPN) preferred.
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform palliative care at the top of your license, delivering holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary care.
• 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 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 equal time on discharge planning as on intake, managing transitions from inpatient to the patient’s next setting.

Skills

Communication

Clinical judgment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Compassion

Palliative care

Job description

RWJ Somerset Hospital in Somerville, NJ, is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to deliver hospital-based palliative care for patients with serious illness. Inpatient palliative care experience is required for this role, with structured mentorship and a collaborative team supporting your practice.

The position emphasizes high-touch, holistic care across the hospital continuum, including ED, ICU, and various units, with responsibilities spanning goals-of-care