Experienced NP/PA Outpatient Palliative Care

US Career Partners•Ocean City, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

US Career Partners is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a well-established medical center. The role provides hospital-based palliative care at Jersey City Medical Center for patients living with serious illness. The employer’s palliative care program offers specialist support, physician and APP backup, structured mentorship, data-guided coaching, clear workflows, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Palliative care experience is required. The clinician will provide evidence-based, holistic, patient-centered palliative medicine across the hospital continuum, including high-acuity ED and ICU encounters and ongoing care on medical, surgical, and specialty units. The role includes complex symptom management, goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations, collaboration with hospital and interdisciplinary teams, timely documentation, and discharge planning and care transitions. The position is full-time, with part-time or per-diem schedules potentially open to discussion for the right candidate. The schedule is primarily Monday through Friday, with flexibility to swap workdays. Compensation is $130,000–$160,000 per year, plus an annual performance bonus of up to 12.5% of base salary based on productivity and quality. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, malpractice coverage, professional license and DEA support, CME and tuition reimbursement, retirement savings, and other voluntary benefits.

Requirements

Active New Jersey Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license.
National board certification.
DEA and CDS registration, or ability to obtain them by the start date.
At least 2 years of palliative care experience.
Strong communication skills, clinical judgment, and compassion.
Comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Palliative care certification, such as ACHPN or CHPN.
Ability to work a primarily Monday–Friday schedule with flexibility to swap workdays; part-time or per-diem arrangements may be discussed for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Provide best-practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine.
Provide palliative care consultations and follow-up visits throughout the hospital, including the ED, ICU, and 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.
Coordinate with partner skilled nursing facilities and/or hospices when appropriate.
Partner with the interdisciplinary team and hospital teams, integrate into hospital workflows, and help shape the palliative medicine practice.
Complete timely documentation in accordance with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
Manage discharge planning and transitions from inpatient care to the patient’s next setting, considering the patient’s longitudinal preferences and best interests.

Benefits

Base salary of $130,000–$160,000 per year.
Annual performance bonus of up to 12.5% of base salary, based on productivity and quality of care.
28 days of paid time off in the first year, increasing to 33 days after 2 years, in a flexible bank.
Malpractice and professional liability coverage of $1 million/$3 million.
License and DEA renewal support.
CME support up to $1,000 per year.
Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000.
Cigna PPO medical coverage, including a $0/month employee-only option.
Dental and vision coverage.
Health savings account (HSA).
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary life and AD&D coverage.
Accident, critical-illness, and hospital coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent-care FSA.
Commuter benefits.
24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
Identity-theft protection.
Legal plan.
Pet benefits.
Member discounts.