Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Medicine (Inpatient)
Listed compensation
$108k-$135k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
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.
What You’ll Do
* 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.
What You’ll Bring to Our Team
* Prior experience preferred in palliative care, oncology, heart failure,
geriatric care, and/or hospice
* RN, APN license in NJ
* DEA and CDS license will be required
* Consultations in our Partner hospital settings
Your Benefits Include, But Are Not Limited To
* Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
* Tuition Reimbursement
* 403(b) with 3 % employer match.
* Full Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, and more.
* Generous PTO
Samaritan is a leading not-for-profit, locally based provider of home-based
primary care, palliative care, and hospice care, as well as grief support,
education, and advocacy. Proudly serving the South Jersey community since 1980.
To learn more, please visit our website: samaritannj. org
[https://samaritannj. org/]
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will provide palliative care consultations, symptom management, and goals of care conversations for patients in hospital settings. They will collaborate with families, primary care physicians, and care navigators to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in nursing and possess active RN and APN licenses in New Jersey. DEA and CDS licenses are also required, with preference given to those with experience in palliative, oncology, or geriatric care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 46 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 37% are remote, 54% have no call, 61% require no weekends.
Palliative Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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