Family or Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care- Ocean County, NJ

NJ Palliative Care Solutions • Toms River, NJ

8d • Onsite

About The Position

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient and skilled-nursing-facility palliative care for patients with serious illness across Ocean County, New Jersey. The coverage area includes Toms River, Brick, Jackson, Manchester, and Whiting. Care is delivered in SNFs and community settings, including support for short-stay subacute and rehabilitation patients, long-term care residents, and patients transitioning between care settings.

The role offers a structured introduction to palliative care through mentorship, experienced specialist support, clinical backup, and data-guided coaching. Clinicians work with an interdisciplinary team that includes physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, facility staff, and operational support. Palliative care experience is helpful but not required for candidates with relevant serious-illness experience.

The position is full-time, with a primarily Monday–Friday schedule and flexibility to swap workdays. Local travel within Ocean County is required; mileage reimbursement and clinical and EMR support are provided. The 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 and national board certification.
• DEA and CDS registration, or ability to obtain them by the start date.
• Two or more years of clinical experience preferred; candidates with high potential and experience in relevant serious-illness settings are considered.
• Strong communication and clinical judgment.
• Compassion and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

• Palliative care experience.
• Palliative care certification, such as ACHPN or CHPN.
• Experience in oncology, critical care, hospital medicine, geriatrics, SNF/LTC, primary care, or home-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide best-practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine.
• Provide palliative care consultations and follow-up visits in skilled nursing settings, including care for short-stay subacute and rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents.
• Conduct palliative assessments and follow-up visits in SNFs and community settings.
• Manage complex symptoms associated with advanced illness and chronic disease.
• Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families.
• Coordinate with partner home health and/or hospice agencies when appropriate.
• Partner with the interdisciplinary team, facility staff, primary care, and hospice.
• Support transition planning throughout the SNF stay, including discharge home, return to long-term care, rehospitalization decisions, hospice transition, and other next-site-of-care planning.
• Complete timely documentation that meets clinical, billing, and quality standards.
• Travel locally within Ocean County.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus of up to 12.5% of base salary.
• 28 paid time-off days in the first year, increasing to 33 days at two years.
• Employee-only medical coverage option at $0 per month, plus dental, vision, and an HSA.
• Malpractice and professional liability coverage ($1 million/$3 million).
• License and DEA renewals support.
• CME support 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.
• Pre-tax FSA, dependent-care FSA, and HSA.
• Commuter benefits.
• 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