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Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Fort Worth, TX

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Nurse Practitioner Opportunity

  • PALLIATIVE CARE
  • Fort Worth, TX

Texas Health Physicians Group has an opening for a Full-Time Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. This is a new opportunity to join a passionate team to provide comprehensive palliative care services to any patient and family dealing with a serious illness. If you have a natural ability to connect and empathize with patients and their families, this is the job for you.

  • Full Time, 40 hours per week
  • Focus on the care and transition of patients in the inpatient setting.
  • Knowledge of hospice regulations, end of life care services, and advance care
  • Electronic Medical Records- EPIC
  • Comprehensive benefit package including health, life, dental, vision CME, Malpractice and 401k
  • Excellent communication skills, with both co-workers and patients and families.

Requirements

  • Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner program
  • NP Certification and TX license required
  • At least 1-2 years Palliative Care experience required

The Nurse Practitioner (“NP”) Must be a graduate of an accredited Advanced Nursing Program and have a current RN license for the State of Texas.

  • Certified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the State of Texas.
  • The NP will report to the supervising physician and/or the Medical Director and will be responsible for meeting CME requirements to maintain certification and licensure.
  • The NP’s duties and responsibilities apply to the THPG patient population and assigned setting only

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive palliative care services to patients and families dealing with serious illnesses in an inpatient setting. They will report to the supervising physician or Medical Director and ensure compliance with all clinical and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Advance care planningPatient careClinical assessment

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 58% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 31 employers

9
<$140k
13
$140k-160k
7
$160k-180k
5
$180k-200k
2
$206k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
48% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$150k-$206k
#2

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Center Well · Arlington, Texas

$150k-$206k
#3

Nurse Practitioner

$41.85-$90.13/hr
#4

Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner Onsite

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Palliative Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 231 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental
Vision
CME
Malpractice
401k