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VitalCaring Group
Hammond, Louisiana

Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

VitalCaring Group | Hospice

Join VitalCaring – Where Your Passion for Caring Makes a Difference!

Are you a compassionate and dedicated Nurse Practitioner looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families? At VitalCaring, we believe hospice care is about more than managing symptoms - it's about providing comfort, preserving dignity, and helping patients and their loved ones navigate life's most meaningful moments.

Our mission is simple: Transforming lives and fostering hope through genuine caring.

Guided by our core principles of being Trustworthy, Capable, Compassionate, Proactive, and Called, we're building a culture where our team members feel supported, valued, and empowered to deliver exceptional care.

If you're passionate about providing patient-centered, end-of-life care and want to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, we'd love to connect with you!

Your Role as a Hospice Nurse Practitioner

As a Hospice Nurse Practitioner at VitalCaring, you'll play an important role in ensuring patients receive compassionate, high-quality care throughout their hospice journey. Working in collaboration with our hospice medical director, physicians, and interdisciplinary care team, you'll provide clinical assessments, support symptom management, evaluate hospice eligibility, and help develop individualized plans of care that prioritize each patient's comfort, dignity, and wishes.

What You'll Do

  • Deliver Compassionate, Patient-Centered Care
  • Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including histories, physical examinations, and evaluations of clinical needs.
  • Provide palliative care and symptom management to promote patient comfort and quality of life.
  • Develop and support individualized care plans in collaboration with physicians and the hospice interdisciplinary team.
  • Prescribe medications and treatments within your scope of practice and applicable state regulations.
  • Educate and support patients and families as they navigate end-of-life care decisions.

Support Hospice Eligibility & Clinical Excellence

Complete required hospice face-to-face (F2F) assessments to support recertification and continued eligibility for hospice services.

Evaluate clinical findings and provide recommendations to the hospice medical director regarding patient eligibility.

Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in accordance with hospice regulations and organizational standards.

Ensure care delivery aligns with Medicare Conditions of Participation, state regulations, and hospice best practices.

Collaborate & Make an Impact

  • Partner with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other interdisciplinary team members to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to review patient needs, goals, and plans of care.
  • Serve as a clinical resource, providing guidance, education, and support to fellow team members.
  • Build positive relationships with patients, families, caregivers, and community healthcare partners.
  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and a culture of continuous learning.

What We're Looking For

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
  • Master's degree in nursing.
  • Current nursing licensure in the state of practice and CPR certification.
  • Advanced practice nursing certification from an approved certifying body, as required by the state.
  • Minimum of one year of Nurse Practitioner experience and one year of hospice experience.
  • Specialty certification in hospice or palliative care preferred.
  • Strong clinical assessment, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
  • A genuine passion for hospice care and supporting patients and families through end-of-life experiences.
  • Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and automobile insurance.

Why VitalCaring?

At VitalCaring, caring isn't just what we do - it's who we are.

We're committed to creating an environment where our clinicians can focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional care and making meaningful connections with the patients and families we serve.

Here, You'll Have the Opportunity To

Make a Meaningful Impact: Provide comfort, dignity, and support to patients and families when they need it most.

Be Part of a Collaborative Team: Work alongside dedicated professionals who share your commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.

Grow Professionally: Expand your clinical expertise while contributing to quality care and continuous improvement.

Live Your Purpose: Be part of a mission-driven organization where every encounter is an opportunity to transform lives and foster hope.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're a Nurse Practitioner who believes exceptional hospice care begins with genuine compassion, we'd love to hear from you.

Join VitalCaring and discover what it means to be part of a team that's truly called to care.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Hospice Nurse Practitioner will conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for managing symptoms, evaluating hospice eligibility, and providing compassionate end-of-life support to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in nursing and be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with current licensure. A minimum of one year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner and one year of hospice experience is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationCare planningMedicare compliancePhysical examinationMedication administration

Hospice & Palliative Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Louisiana167 active15,522 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 54% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus · 2% offer loan repayment167 active listings, Nov 2026
Hospice & Palliative Medicine NP hiring demand#12 of 19 specialties—WeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 61 postings
New Hospice & Palliative Medicine NP listings72 in the last 30 days59 the 30 days before (+22%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Louisiana figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Louisiana Hospice & Palliative Medicine postings state pay.

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Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 28 employers
12
<$155k
7
$155k-175k
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$175k-195k
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$195k-215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Hospice & Palliative Medicine (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 92 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Hammond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$224k
Typical market rent
$1,279/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
84.5
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Hammond, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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