Palliative Nurse Practitioner

HealthDrive • Freehold, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

HealthDrive is seeking a compassionate, experienced full-time Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive palliative care to residents in skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, and assisted living communities. The NP partners with residents, families, facility staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve quality of life, manage symptoms, discuss goals of care, and support complex medical decision-making. The role delivers patient-centered care aligned with each resident’s values, preferences, and healthcare goals, with a focus on reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and enhancing resident and family satisfaction.

HealthDrive provides on-site healthcare services to residents of long-term care, skilled nursing, and assisted living facilities. Its specialties include primary and post-acute care, palliative care, behavioral health, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and audiology.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• State professional Nurse Practitioner license.
• Board certification required.
• DEA/Controlled Substance License.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to travel to facilities in the assigned territory.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with on-site staff.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to use email and the internet and learn other healthcare-related software.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive palliative care assessments for residents with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses.
• Evaluate and manage symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, anxiety, depression, nausea, fatigue, and insomnia.
• Develop individualized care plans with residents, families, and facility staff.
• Conduct follow-up visits and monitor disease progression and treatment effectiveness.
• Order, interpret, and review diagnostic tests, laboratory results, and other clinical data as appropriate.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, specialists, hospice agencies, and facility teams.
• Lead goals-of-care conversations with residents and families to align care with patient preferences and values.
• Discuss prognosis, treatment options, quality of life, and end-of-life care planning.
• Complete and review advance directives, healthcare proxies, MOLST/POLST forms, and code status documentation.
• Provide education and emotional support to residents and families facing serious illness.
• Review and optimize medication regimens, emphasizing symptom management and deprescribing when appropriate.
• Prescribe medications and treatments in accordance with state regulations and organizational policies.
• Monitor medication effectiveness, adverse effects, and potential drug interactions.
• Collaborate with pharmacists and facility clinicians to improve medication outcomes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences and family meetings.
• Educate facility staff on palliative care principles, symptom management, and communication strategies.
• Serve as a clinical resource for nursing staff regarding complex palliative care cases.
• Collaborate with social workers, therapists, chaplains, physicians, and hospice partners.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and facility regulations.
• Document goals-of-care discussions, treatment recommendations, and care plan updates.
• Support quality improvement initiatives related to palliative care outcomes.
• Travel to facilities in the assigned territory.

Benefits

• Monthly performance-based bonuses.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, including life, LTD/STD, and dependent care spending.
• 401(k).
• Generous paid time off.
• Fully covered malpractice insurance.
• License renewal reimbursement for APRN, RN, DEA, and controlled substance license renewals.
• Robust, free CEU platform accredited by the ANCC.
• Clinical mentorship and training program. Some benefits are available only for full-time work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time