Palliative Nurse Practitioner - PRN

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Deliver Expert Care. Improve Quality of Life. Make Every Visit Count.

As a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you'll provide compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals living with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses in the comfort of their homes. This is a highly autonomous, field-based role where you'll partner with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to improve quality of life through expert symptom management, advance care planning, and coordinated care.

If you're passionate about building meaningful relationships, helping patients navigate complex medical decisions, and providing care that aligns with each individual's goals and values, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Why Join VitalCaring?

Practice at the top of your license with a high level of clinical autonomy.
Build meaningful, long-term relationships with patients and families.
Focus on quality of life, symptom management, and personalized care planning.
Collaborate with physicians, home health, hospice, and interdisciplinary care teams.
Help reduce avoidable hospitalizations through proactive, coordinated care.
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Position Overview

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive in-home medical care for patients with serious illnesses. This role focuses on symptom management, chronic disease support, advance care planning, and coordination with the patient's existing healthcare providers to ensure care aligns with each patient's goals, preferences, and quality-of-life priorities.

Working independently in the field, the NP delivers evidence-based care while serving as a trusted clinical resource for patients, caregivers, and healthcare partners.

What You'll Do

Clinical Care

Conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, including physical, psychosocial, and functional evaluations.
Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans focused on symptom management and quality of life.
Evaluate and manage pain, shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety, fatigue, and other complex symptoms.
Prescribe medications, order diagnostic testing, and provide clinical interventions within your scope of practice.
Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary partners.
Participate in occasional on-call responsibilities as needed.

Care Coordination

Collaborate closely with physicians, specialists, home health, hospice, social workers, and other community partners.
Facilitate referrals to hospice, home health, behavioral health, and community resources when appropriate.
Coordinate care that supports patient goals while helping reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Communicate proactively with patients, caregivers, and referring providers to ensure continuity of care.

Patient & Family Education

Lead conversations around advance care planning, goals of care, and advance directives.
Educate patients and families about disease progression, treatment options, symptom management, and available resources.
Provide compassionate guidance and emotional support during complex healthcare decisions.

Documentation & Quality

Maintain accurate, timely documentation within the electronic medical record.
Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, regulatory requirements, collaborative practice agreements, and organizational policies.
Participate in case conferences, quality improvement initiatives, and interdisciplinary team meetings.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Current Nurse Practitioner license in the state of practice.
National certification through AANP or ANCC.
Current BLS certification.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for home visits.
Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently while managing a mobile patient caseload.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in palliative care, hospice, geriatrics, internal medicine, family practice, or chronic disease management.
Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care (ACHPN) or willingness to pursue certification.
Experience conducting advance care planning and goals-of-care discussions.
Proficiency with electronic medical records and mobile documentation platforms.

Success in This Role

The ideal candidate is:

Compassionate, empathetic, and relationship-driven.
Comfortable caring for medically complex patients.
Skilled in difficult conversations with patients and families.
Confident practicing independently while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
Passionate about improving quality of life and supporting patient-centered decision-making.
Adaptable, organized, and committed to delivering exceptional care in the home setting.

Make an Impact Beyond Traditional Healthcare

This role offers the opportunity to practice medicine in a way that prioritizes relationships, quality of life, and whole-person care. Every visit is an opportunity to help patients live more comfortably, make informed decisions, and receive care that reflects what matters most to them. If you're looking for a meaningful career where your clinical expertise and compassion truly make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Health & Wellness

Medical, Dental & Vision

Pharmacy Benefits

Virtual & Mental Health Support

FSAs & HSA

Supplemental Health & Life Insurance

Financial & Legal

401(k) with Company Match

Employee Referral Program

Prepaid Legal Plans

Identity Theft Protection

Work-Life Balance & Perks

Generous Paid Time Off

Pet Insurance

Tuition & Continuing Education Reimbursement

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Candidates are evaluated based on job-related qualifications, skills, and business needs.

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