Experienced NP/PA Outpatient Palliative Care

US Career Partners•Monmouth Beach, 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 whose client provides palliative care across New Jersey. The clinician will provide outpatient and skilled nursing facility-based palliative care for patients with serious illness across Essex and Hudson, with local travel also described within Burlington County. The role includes a structured ramp into palliative care, mentorship, clinical backup, data-guided coaching, and support from physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, and operations. The position is primarily Monday through Friday, with flexibility to swap workdays. Full-time is preferred; part-time or per-diem arrangements may be discussed for the right candidate. The clinician will provide holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine; conduct assessments and follow-up visits; manage complex symptoms; guide goals-of-care and advance-care-planning discussions; and collaborate with patients, families, facility staff, primary care, hospice, home-health partners, and the interdisciplinary team. The role also supports care transitions during and after SNF stays and requires timely documentation meeting clinical, billing, and quality standards. Mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support are provided. 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. The benefits package includes 28 days of paid time off in the first year, medical coverage with a $0/month employee-only option, dental and vision coverage, malpractice insurance, license and DEA support, CME and tuition reimbursement, retirement and savings plans, disability and life coverage, and additional employee programs.

Requirements

Active New Jersey Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and 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, such as hospice, palliative care, SNF/LTC, oncology, or geriatrics.
Strong communication skills, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Palliative care certification, such as ACHPN or CHPN.
Experience or interest in academic pathways.

Responsibilities

Provide best-practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine.
Conduct palliative care consultations, assessments, and follow-up visits in skilled nursing facilities and community settings.
Provide care for short-stay subacute and rehabilitation patients with recent hospitalizations, high symptom burden, or complex goals-of-care needs, and manage ongoing care for long-term residents.
Manage complex symptoms associated with advanced illness and chronic disease.
Lead goals-of-care and advance-care-planning conversations with patients and families, coordinating with home-health and/or hospice agencies when appropriate.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, facility staff, primary care, and hospice partners.
Support transition planning during SNF stays, including discharge home, return to long-term care, rehospitalization decisions, hospice transition, and other next-site-of-care planning.
Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
Travel locally to provide care; mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support are provided.

Benefits

Base salary of $130,000–$160,000 per year and annual performance bonus of up to 12.5% of base salary.
28 days of paid time off in the first year, increasing to 33 days at 2 years, in a flexible bank.
Medical coverage through Cigna PPO, including a $0/month employee-only option.
Dental and vision coverage.
Health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), dependent-care FSA, and commuter benefits.
Malpractice and professional liability coverage ($1 million/$3 million).
License and DEA renewals support.
CME funding up to $1,000 per year.
Tuition reimbursement up to $2,000.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary life and AD&D coverage.
Accident, critical-illness, and hospital coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
Identity-theft protection, legal plan, pet benefits, and member discounts.
Mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support.