Provide health assessments, diagnose, and treat patients requiring symptom management and goals of care conversations within inpatient hospital settings. Collaborate with families, physicians, and care navigators to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care and continuity of care during transitions to outpatient services.
Nurse Practitioner-Palliative Medicine Full Time-Bilingual a plus!
Salary: $108k-$135,00 based on years of experience
Seeking a diligent and compassionate Nurse Practitioner for our Palliative Medicine Inpatient team.
The NP will work with our Palliative Medical Partners group providing consultation and follow-up visits for patients within our community hospital and specialty hospital partners in New Jersey.
This is a full time position, where as the Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with patients, families, and their primary care and consulting physicians to provide excellent patient and family centered care.
The NP will develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
Master’s degree in nursing; License/Certification: RN, APN license in NJ; experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice or geriatric care is preferred but not a requirement.
Provides a health assessment appropriate to the visit being performed, as well as diagnose and treat patients who require management of symptoms and goals of care conversations.
Collaborates with patients, families, and the attending physicians and other specialists, to provide excellent patient and family centered care.
Develop and maintain internal and external relationships, while working with our support staff to meet the needs of both internal and external partners.
Work alongside our Care Navigators team members to provide coordinated care across all of our Samaritan's family of programs for all patients.
Provide continuity of care by working with Navigators and Complex Care Coordinator to transfer inpatient patients to our outpatient pall med team.
Full time M-F (40/week) with afterhours call rotation (telephone calls no visits)
There is an on-call rotation schedule and weekend rotation required with comp day included.
Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based primary care, palliative care, and hospice care, grief support, education, social connections and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.
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Requires a Master's degree in nursing and active RN and APN licenses in New Jersey, along with DEA and CDS licenses. Experience in palliative care, oncology, hospice, or geriatric care is preferred.
Market context
Advanced-practice roles in New Jersey are often competitive because employers look for licensed Nurse Practitioners who can work independently while handling complex patient conversations with confidence. This category typically draws steady demand in settings that need experienced clinical decision-making, and candidates should confirm active NP licensure, national board certification, state licensure, and DEA registration before applying. Job requirements and benefits on this platform are AI-summarized from the original job description, saving you research time when comparing roles.
