Palliative Care NP: Compassionate, Impactful Practice

UnitedHealth Group; Mesa (AZ); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Palliative Care Nurse to provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.

You will assess needs across physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial domains, develop care plans, and coordinate with care teams. The role emphasizes ethical practice and ongoing professional growth within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• RN/APRN licensure in state of practice.
• Nurse Practitioner/CNS with prescriptive authority.
• BCLS licensure.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical nursing experience.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates effective and ethical use of approved evidence-based palliative medicine practices in the delivery of all patient care based on physical, emotional, spiritual, psycho/social, ethical, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledgeable clinical expertise by incorporating palliative care body of knowledge to formulate an effective plan of care.
• Gathers pertinent information systematically from all sources, including medical records, family history, and caregivers, and thorough specialty physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual clinical patient assessment.
• Completes a comprehensive assessment utilizing the palliative care domains of assessment, interprets findings, conducts medication reconciliation, and formulates problem-related diagnoses, initiates plan of care utilizing therapeutic interventions, and evaluates the results of these actions for adequate outcome responses.
• ACHPN certification encouraged after 2 years of employment or when experience requirements are met

Skills

RN licensure

APRN with prescriptive authority

BCLS licensure

CPR certification

5 years clinical nursing experience

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Palliative Care Nurse to provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.

You will assess needs across physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial domains, develop care plans, and coordinate with care teams. The role emphasizes ethical practice and ongoing professional growth within a supportive environment.