Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Medicine (Inpatient)

Samaritan; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Tuition Reimbursement

403(b) with 3 % employer match

Full Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Generous PTO

Job summary

Samaritan seeks a Nurse Practitioner for its Palliative Medicine Inpatient team in New Jersey. This full-time role collaborates with physicians, nurses, and care navigators to deliver patient- and family-centered care across hospital partners.

Requirements include a Master’s in Nursing and NJ RN/APN licensure; DEA and CDS licenses are required. Experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice, or geriatric care is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing
• RN and APN license in NJ
• DEA and CDS licenses required
• Experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice or geriatric care preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Provides a health assessment and diagnoses/treats symptom management.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and attending physicians for care.
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships with partners.
• Works with Care Navigators to coordinate care across Samaritan programs.
• Ensures continuity of inpatient to outpatient palliate care with the team.
• Participates in after-hours call rotation; 40-hour work week with some on-call and weekends.
• Supports transfer of patients to outpatient palliate care as needed

Skills

Palliative care

Oncology

Heart failure

Geriatric care

Hospice care

Education

MSN

Tools

NJ RN license

APN license NJ

DEA license

CDS license

Job description

Description

Nurse Practitioner-Palliative Medicine Full Time-Bilingual a plus!

Salary: $108k-$135,00 based on years of experience

Job Details

Seeking a diligent and compassionate Nurse Practitioner for our Palliative Medicine Inpatient team. The NP will work with our Palliative Medical Partners group providing consultation and follow-up visits for patients within our community hospital and specialty hospital partners in New Jersey. This is a full time position, where as the Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with patients, families, and their primary care and consulting physicians to provide excellent patient and family centered care. The NP will develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while meeting the needs of our patients and their families. Master’s degree in nursing; License/Certification: RN, APN license in NJ; experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice or geriatric care is preferred but not a requirement.

What You’ll Do

• Provides a health assessment appropriate to the visit being performed, as well as diagnose and treat patients who require management of symptoms and goals of care conversations.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the attending physicians and other specialists, to provide excellent patient and family centered care.
• Develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while working with our support staff to meet the needs of both internal and external partners.
• Work alongside our Care Navigators team members to provide coordinated care across all of our Samaritan's family of programs for all patients.
• Provide continuity of care by working with Navigators and Complex Care Coordinator to transfer inpatient patients to our outpatient pall med team.
• Full time M-F (40/week) with afterhours call rotation (telephone calls no visits)
• There is an on-call rotation schedule and weekend rotation required with comp day included.

What You’ll Bring To Our Team

• Prior experience preferred in palliative care, oncology, heart failure, geriatric care, and/or hospice
• RN, APN license in NJ
• DEA and CDS license will be required
• Consultations in our Partner hospital settings

Your Benefits Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) with 3 % employer match.
• Full Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, and more.
• Generous PTO

Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, and hospice care, as well as grief support, education, and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.

To learn more, please visit our website: samaritannj.org