Inpatient NP/PA Palliative Care

US Career Partners • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

US Career Partners is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide inpatient palliative care at Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. The role serves people living with serious illness and is part of a program working with leading health systems, including RWJBarnabas Health. Palliative care experience is required.

The clinician will provide holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based palliative medicine across the hospital continuum, including high-acuity emergency department and ICU encounters and follow-up care on medical, surgical, and specialty units. The position includes complex symptom management, goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations, interdisciplinary collaboration, timely documentation, and coordination of transitions to the next care setting.

The role offers experienced specialist support, physician and APP backup, structured mentorship and coaching, an interdisciplinary team, and established workflows. The schedule is primarily Monday through Friday, with flexibility to swap workdays. The position is full-time, although part-time or per-diem arrangements may be discussed for the right candidate.

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide best-practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine at the top of the clinician’s license.
• Conduct palliative care consultations and follow-up visits across the hospital continuum, including the emergency department, ICU, medical units, surgical units, 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.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and hospital teams, integrate into hospital workflows, and help shape the palliative medicine practice.
• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
• Manage care transitions and discharge planning, considering each patient’s longitudinal preferences and best interests.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus 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 at 2 years.
• Medical coverage through Cigna PPO, including a $0/month employee-only option.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Health savings account (HSA).
• Malpractice and professional liability coverage ($1M / $3M).
• License and DEA renewal 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 flexible spending accounts, including dependent-care FSA.
• Commuter benefits.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
• Identity-theft protection.
• Legal plan.
• Pet benefits and member discounts.

What This Job Offers

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