Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

2 months ago
United Statesfrom $109,500Full TimePalliative Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join UnitedHealth Group as a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • will provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations, ensuring specialty services for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.
  • provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations, ensuring specialty services fo.
  • provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Benefits & Compensation

  • free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UnitedHealth Group as a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner.

Key Skills

Palliative CarePatient CareFamily CareEvidence-Based PracticeClinical ExpertiseAssessmentMedication ReconciliationPlan of Care FormulationEthical UsePsycho/Social AssessmentSpiritual AssessmentACHPN Certification

Requirements

Required qualifications include RN/APRN licensure in the state of practice, Nurse Practitioner/CNS status with prescriptive authority, current BCLS and CPR certification, and a minimum of 5 years of clinical nursing experience. Advanced Practice Palliative Care Certification (ACHPN) is encouraged after two years.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner position at UnitedHealth Group includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Palliative Care position at UnitedHealth Group 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

UnitedHealth Group lists compensation for this nurse practitioner position at $110k to $164k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($110k–$164k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Palliative Care, Patient Care, Family Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Clinical Expertise, Assessment, Medication Reconciliation, Plan of Care Formulation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Palliative Care role.

Core responsibilities: The Nurse Practitioner will provide direct patient and family care via palliative care consultations for seriously ill patients not yet eligible for hospice. This involves demonstrating ethical use of evidence-based palliative medicine practices across physical, emotional, spiritual, and psycho/soci...

Benefits package: Comprehensive benefits package, Incentive and recognition programs, Equity stock purchase, 401k contribution. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago

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