APRN-Palliative Care
Listed compensation
$108k-$163k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Job Description Summary
We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to join our telemedicine palliative care team. In this specialized role, you will provide comprehensive, consultation-based telemedicine palliative care services to patients and families facing serious, life-limiting illnesses within the long term care setting.
How will you make an impact & Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Consultations: Conduct comprehensive palliative care assessments, including detailed symptom management, via telemedicine for long term care patients.
- Complex Communication: Lead and facilitate goals-of-care conversations and difficult end-of-life and medical decision-making discussions with clarity and empathy.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work in collaboration with patients’ facility-based primary care providers to deliver coordinated care.
- Education: Develop and lead palliative care continuing education workshop for facility-based primary care providers.
Qualifications and Requirements
Required
- Licensure: Must hold an active, unencumbered license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Texas.
- Certification: Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist (e. g., AGACNP, FNP, ACGNP or CNS).
- Authority: Active Texas prescriptive authority and DEA registration (or eligibility to obtain prior to start date).
- Future Certification: Must achieve a recognized Palliative Care / Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) certification within two (2) years of joining the practice.
- Exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence, and a proven ability to navigate high-stress clinical situations.
- Participation in our on-call pool providing after-hours support
Preferred
- Minimum of 1–2 years of dedicated experience in Hospice or Palliative Care nursing or advanced practice.
- Strong background in acute care, geriatrics, or nursing home environments.
Compensation Range
- $108,466.00 to
- $162,698.00
The anticipated base salary range represents the Company's good-faith estimate of the compensation it reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.
Requirements
Applicants must hold an active, unencumbered Texas APRN license, current national Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist certification, and Texas prescriptive authority with DEA registration or eligibility to obtain it. They must earn a recognized palliative care or ACHPN certification within two years, participate in the on-call pool, and demonstrate strong communication skills; one to two years of hospice or palliative care experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 40 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 68% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in palliative care (np) | ranked against 254 Palliative Care (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $108k–$163k | Palliative Care median $137k (middle half $128k–$146k)69 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 48% remote · 68% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 8% offer loan repayment14,134 active listings, Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APRN-Palliative Care at Vera Whole Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Palliative Care (NP) — ranked against 254 active Palliative Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$136k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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