Experienced NP/PA Outpatient Palliative Care

US Career Partners • Somerville, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

US Career Partners is recruiting an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a well-established community outpatient medical center. The clinician will provide outpatient and skilled-nursing-facility palliative care for patients living with serious illness across Essex and Hudson counties in New Jersey, working in SNF, home, and community settings. The role offers a structured ramp into palliative care, mentorship, clinical backup, data-guided coaching, and interdisciplinary support from physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, and operations. The position is primarily Monday through Friday, with flexibility to swap workdays. Local travel is required, and mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support are provided. Full-time employment is preferred; part-time or per-diem arrangements may be discussed for the right candidate. Base salary is $130,000–$160,000 per year, with an annual performance bonus of up to 12.5% of base salary.

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 or closely related serious-illness experience; examples include hospice, palliative care, SNF/LTC, oncology, or geriatrics.
• Strong communication skills, clinical judgment, and compassion.
• Comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

• Palliative care certification, such as ACHPN or CHPN.

Responsibilities

• Deliver best-practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine at the top of the clinician’s license.
• Provide palliative care consultations and follow-up visits in skilled nursing settings, including for short-stay subacute or rehabilitation patients with recent hospitalizations, high symptom burden, or complex goals-of-care needs, and for long-term care residents.
• Provide palliative assessments and follow-up visits in SNFs and community settings.
• Manage complex symptoms for patients with advanced illness and chronic disease.
• Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families, coordinating with partner home health or hospice agencies when appropriate.
• Partner with the interdisciplinary team, facility staff, primary care providers, and hospice.
• Support transition planning throughout the SNF stay, including admission after hospitalization and planning for discharge home, return to long-term care, rehospitalization decisions, hospice transition, or another next site of care.
• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
• Travel locally within Burlington County.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus up to 12.5% of base salary.
• 28 paid time off days in the first year, increasing to 33 days at two years, in one flexible bank.
• Medical coverage through Cigna PPO, 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.
• Malpractice and professional liability coverage ($1M / $3M).
• License and DEA renewals support.
• CME support up to $1,000 per year.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
• Identity-theft protection.
• Legal plan.
• Pet benefits.
• Member discounts.
• Mileage reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed