Nurse Practitioner - Specialty

FMOLHS • Baton Rouge, LA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

A Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse who specializes in providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses. The role focuses on improving quality of life by managing symptoms, addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and supporting patients and their families through complex healthcare decisions.

The Palliative Care NP works collaboratively with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions, prescribing medications, and facilitating goals-of-care discussions, including advance care planning.

This role involves care in a hospital and outpatient clinic setting.

Requirements

• Advanced practice registered nurse specialization in Palliative Care.

Responsibilities

• Providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses.
• Improving quality of life by managing symptoms.
• Addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
• Supporting patients and their families through complex healthcare decisions.
• Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments.
• Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribing medications.
• Facilitating goals-of-care discussions, including advance care planning.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior