Nurse Practitioner - Palliative care
Listed compensation
$101k-$167k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Additional Information About the Role
Are you looking for a career as a Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care? Look no further than BJC! At Christian Hospital you will be a part of an extraoridnary team - where compassionate care meets cutting-edge innovation in the heart of St. Louis!
Position Details
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
No Weekends! No holidays!
- Responsibilities: Provide palliative care and hospice services within inpatient setting
- Preferred: Palliative care experience
- Great opportunity for Work Life Balance!
- For questions about the position, please contact Michael.Moscketti@bjc.org
Overview
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in a specialized patient care area. Assesses, diagnose, prescribes, initiates plan of care and evaluates outcomes within the scope of a formal collaborative practice agreement with physician(s).
Responsibilities
Participates in Professional Development
Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
Assesses development needs of staff and develops and delivers appropriate educational programs to meet staff needs.
Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Master's Degree
- Nursing(Accredited NP Program)
Experience
<2 years
- Supervisor Experience
- No Experience
- Licenses & Certifications
- Valid Driver's License
- Nurse Practitioner
- RN
Preferred Requirements
Education
Doctorate
- Nursing
Experience
2-5 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
- To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited NP program and possess a valid Nurse Practitioner license. While not required, 2-5 years of experience and previous palliative care experience are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$134k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $148k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
BJC HealthCare ranks #15 of 17 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Palliative care at BJC HealthCare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Palliative Care (NP) — ranked against 259 active Palliative Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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