Palliative Care APRN - Independent Contractor

Pace Partners of North East Florida; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage

Job summary

Community Hospice and Palliative Care is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider for independent contractor home-based palliative care. The role involves patient examinations, developing diagnoses and treatment plans, ordering tests, prescribing medications, and providing ongoing follow-up in the home setting.

Collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, you will support goals of care and informed decision-making, with flexible scheduling and professional autonomy under a

Qualifications

• Clinical assessment of patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses.
• Developing diagnoses and treatment plans.
• Coordinating with home-based teams and physicians.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnosis & treatment

Home-based care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

The Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider provides compassionate, patient-centered medical care to individuals living with serious or life-limiting illnesses. This role independently performs patient examinations and evaluations, develops diagnoses and treatment plans, orders and interprets diagnostic testing, prescribes medications and treatments, and provides ongoing clinical follow-up within the scope of professional practice. Working collaboratively with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team, the provider supports patients and families in clarifying goals of care and making informed healthcare decisions. The provider maintains timely and accurate clinical documentation while ensuring care is delivered in accordance with applicable legal, ethical, professional, and organizational standards.

Independent Contractor Opportunity Overview

This independent contractor opportunity offers a contracted fee-pay-per-visit model, scheduling flexibility, professional autonomy, mileage reimbursement for patient-care travel, and malpractice insurance coverage for covered services. The role is ideal for a provider who values meaningful patient and family relationships and the opportunity to deliver individualized palliative care in the home setting.