Nurse Practitioner - Palliative & Primary Care Leader

Anpex Health; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Bonus Opportunities

Strong Work-Life Balance

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Unlimited CEU library

License & certification reimbursement

Up to 4 weeks PTO

Malpractice Insurance

Job summary

Anpex Health in New Jersey (Freehold area) seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and palliative care, focusing on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and end-of-life planning. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient-centered goals and comfort, with ongoing education for patients and families.

The role includes a monthly bonus opportunity, competitive benefits, and a supportive, clinician-led culture focused on growth in palliative and primary care.

Qualifications

• MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner program completion.
• Experience in primary care, geriatrics, or post-acute care preferred, but not required.
• Palliative care training and certification provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and palliative care services, focusing on symptom management, quality of life, and goal-concordant care.
• Conduct comprehensive history and physical exams for patients with complex acute, chronic, and serious illnesses.
• Lead and document goals-of-care discussions, including advance care planning and code status conversations.
• Facilitate completion and updates of advance directives, POLST/DNR orders, and end-of-life care preferences.
• Manage pain and non-pain symptoms using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches.
• Review abnormal vitals and laboratory findings and implement appropriate interventions or elevate to the attending physician as needed.
• Evaluate and manage new admissions, ensuring alignment of treatment plans with patient goals and prognosis.
• Participate in readmission reviews, identifying opportunities to improve symptom control and prevent avoidable hospitalizations.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team weekly to review patient status, prognosis, and care plans.
• Identify patients appropriate for palliative or hospice referral and facilitate timely transitions of care.
• Support care transitions with emphasis on continuity, comfort, and patient-centered goals.
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and families regarding disease trajectory, prognosis, and end-of-life expectations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and therapy services.
• Monitor effectiveness of interventions and adjust care plans to maintain comfort, dignity, and physiologic stability.
• Serve as a clinical resource to facility staff on palliative care principles, symptom management, and end-of-life care.

Education

MSN or DNP Nurse Practitioner program completion

Job description

Anpex Health in New Jersey (Freehold area) seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and palliative care, focusing on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and end-of-life planning. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure patient-centered goals and comfort, with ongoing education for patients and families.

The role includes a monthly bonus opportunity, competitive benefits, and a supportive, clinician-led culture focused on growth in palliative and primary care.