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Hospice of Central
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner - Palliative (Full time 1.0/Days)

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Your Career at Hospice…

Hospice of Central PA provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Hospice of Central PA makes a meaningful difference to patients and families.

  • Nurse Practitioner- Palliative
  • Full Time or 80 hrs. per two week pay period
  • 8am - 5pm
  • Weekends- every 5th

Essential Functions

Serves as a member of the Choices Palliative Care team.

Assists with the provision of palliative medicine in accordance with organizational, state, and federal regulations.

Serves as a comprehensive direct care provider with demonstrated skilled proficiency in symptom management and advanced illness care.

Provides critical thinking and clinical judgment to address the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and reflect the goals of care of the patients and families receiving palliative medicine services.

Provides clinical direction and expertise to the interdisciplinary team.

Participates in goals of care discussions and development of plans of care that are clinically appropriate and that meet accepted palliative care and Choices Healthcare standards and guidelines.

Collaborates and maintains communication with the patients’ attending providers, hospice and subspecialists for the coordination of palliative medicine services.

Collaborates with Choices Palliative Medical Director and/or Lead Nurse Practitioner and additional members of the IDT when appropriate on matters of patient care.

Monitors plans of care to assure consistency with Choices Healthcare philosophy, policies, procedures, and protocols.

Provides comprehensive clinical and psychological evaluations of patients and their families in relation to their goals of care and serves as a patient advocate in the development of patient centered goals of care and documents visits and services according to Medicare and Choices Healthcare standards.

  • Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings as scheduled.
  • May be required to participate in adult hospice responsibilities as directed.

Qualifications

  • Certified Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required
  • One year of NP experience required
  • Hospice and/or Palliative Medicine experience preferred
  • Prescriptive authority required
  • Unrestricted DEA license required
  • Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine required within three years from date of hire

We Offer a Full Range of Benefits Including

  • Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two-week pay period

^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period

Health Insurance *

Dental and Vision Insurance ^

  • Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid *
  • Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid *
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ^
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Paid Holidays ^
  • Paid Time off (PTO) ^
  • Shift Differentials
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program ^
  • Free Flu Shots
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Educational Opportunities
  • AAA Membership – Employer Paid ^
  • Chair Massages – Employer Paid
  • Fresh Fruit during the summer
  • Semi-Annual “All Staff” meetings
  • Fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events
  • Must be vaccinated for influenza or be granted a religious/medical exemption.
  • EOE
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Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive palliative care, including symptom management and clinical evaluations for patients and families. They collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and monitor patient-centered goals of care in accordance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaborationCare planningDocumentationMedicare compliance

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 52% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

What does the Palliative Care market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in palliative care (np)ranked against 264 Palliative Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPalliative Care median $137k (middle half $125k–$137k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Palliative Care listings in Pennsylvania16 active270 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 52% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Nurse Practitioner listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment661 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (264 Palliative Care (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Palliative (Full time 1.0/Days) at Hospice of Central a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Palliative Care (NP) — ranked against 264 active Palliative Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

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4
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4
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs
401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
54%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Palliative Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 264 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Hospice of Central

Hospitals and Health Care
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Short and Long Term Disability (Employer Paid)
Life Insurance/AD&D (Employer Paid)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)

Living in Harrisburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,388/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.