Nurse Practitioner - OP Palliative Care

Lower Cape Fear LifeCare

5 days ago

North Carolinaup to $5,000Full TimePalliative Care

✓ No Call

Practice Authority in North Carolina

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Lower Cape Fear LifeCare as a Nurse Practitioner – Palliative Care, No Call in United States. Give your passion a purpose – join our amazing team! At Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, your passion finds purpose every day.

Key Responsibilities

You will coordinate care between your patient’s community medical providers, and other disciplines to provide updates, obtain new orders. This coordination takes place during and in between visits.

You’ll be part of an interdisciplinary team including other providers, nurses, and a medical social worker.

We see patients to help with symptom management for serious chronic illness, looking beyond just their diagnosis to help them live life to the fullest.

Requirements

Since we are not an emergency service, for urgent or emergent situations, patients should be directed to their Primary Care Provider. Clinic Logistics:

On an average day, you will see 5 patients – 2 new patients, and 3 follow up patients. Some of these patients may be telehealth visits.

New patient visits typically last 1 hour, and follow

up visits are based on provider discretion, usually 30 minutes to 1 hour. What you’ll be doing:

Benefits & Compensation

27 days PTO.

401(k) with employer match.

PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No call required.

Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only, student loan benefits. Work with Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in United States.

Key Skills

Palliative careHospice carePatient assessmentSymptom managementAdvance care planningDisease educationCare coordinationInterdisciplinary team collaborationMedication administrationTelehealthLeadershipTeaching

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - OP Palliative Care at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Palliative Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Palliative Care position at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Compensation Analysis

Stated compensation: up to $5,000.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in North Carolina.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Palliative care, Hospice care, Patient assessment, Symptom management, Advance care planning, Disease education, Care coordination, Interdisciplinary team collaboration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Palliative Care role.

Core responsibilities: You will provide palliative care to patients in their homes, managing symptoms and coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team. Additionally, you will educate caregivers on disease management, advance care planning, and medication administration.

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 27 Days PTO, 403(b) Retirement with Employer Match, Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000/year, Virtual Doctor Visits, Mental Health Support. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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