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Bennington, Vermont

APRN, Palliative Care

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$130k-$145k

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Job Description

Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member hospital of Dartmouth Health (DH), is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider to join our Palliative Care team. The ideal candidate will have at least 1-3 years of experience in a palliative care or pain management setting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide palliative care consultations and follow up care
  • Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop treatment plans
  • Assist with symptom management and pain management strategies
  • Facilitate goals-of-care and advance care planning discussions
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
  • Support patients and families through complex medical decision-making
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic medical record

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is an integrated non-profit health system and has a proud 100-year history as an innovator in health care delivery. It includes a 99-bed hospital and 25 primary care and specialty practices at locations in the greater Bennington area and nearby New York and Massachusetts. SVMC is located in Bennington, Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience.

  • Salary range $130,000 - $145,000
  • The position includes a comprehensive benefits package through Dartmouth Health.

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited APRN or PA academic program
  • National specialty certification as FNP, PNP, Acute or Primary Care A-GNP, WHNP or certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
  • Required Licensure/Certifications
  • Eligible for RN licensure in the State of VT (APRN only)
  • Eligible for APRN or PA licensure in the State of VT
  • Eligible for Federal DEA Registration
  • BLS certification

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningGoals-of-care discussionsMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentation

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Vermont is 98.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$138k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 83% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Vermont?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$130k–$145kNurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$140k in purchasing powerVermont index 98.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Vermont48 active13,699 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 57% remote · 83% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Palliative Care hiring demand#11 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 5% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 149 postings, 168 closed
New Palliative Care listings144 in the last 30 days78 the 30 days before (+85%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend+1.8% 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.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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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 253 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Lebanon, New Hampshire
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package through Dartmouth Health

Living in Bennington

Typical market rent
$1,333/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 8.8%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.