Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Compensation
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Job Description
We are seeking an exceptional and compassionate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dedicated Palliative Care team. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients and families during some of their most vulnerable moments.
In this role, you will provide holistic and supportive care for patients with advanced illnesses —primarily in oncology, neurology (stroke, dementia, etc.), pulmonary (COPD, respiratory failure, etc.), and gastrointestinal diseases.
You’ll be part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on improving quality of life and managing symptoms.
Key Responsibilities
Provide holistic and supportive care for patients with advanced illnesses, focusing on symptom management and quality of life. Work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team to support patients and families during vulnerable moments.
Requirements
Requires a Master of Science in Nursing and current Nurse Practitioner licensure in Virginia with prescriptive authority. BLS, ACLS certifications, and a national certification in the field of specialization are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner at Centra Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Palliative Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform.
Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 48% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Lynchburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $281k
- Typical market rent
- $1,283/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.4
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lynchburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.