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Temple University Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care - Temple Faculty Practice

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 12 days ago

Job Description

Works with the Palliative Care Consult Service at TUH Main Campus.

Treats and evaluates patients; administers advanced nursing care in a particular clinical specialty area. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities including diagnosis, the prescription of medical therapeutics in collaboration with and under the direction of the licensed physician.

Contributes to a safe and therapeutic environment that is centered on the needs of the patients, caregivers and others demonstrating concern for the patient's privacy, comfort, and emotional state.

Treats patient with consideration to age, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic background, and culture in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing Required
  • Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing program Required

Experience

  • 2 years experience as a nurse practitioner Preferred
  • 1 year experience in a clinical specialty practice Preferred
  • 1 year outpatient/ambulatory experience Preferred
  • General Experience in an EPIC environment Preferred
  • Licenses
  • PA Cert Reg Nurse Practitioner Required
  • PA Registered Nurse License Required
  • Prescriptive Authority Preferred
  • Basic Life Support Required
  • Multi State Compact RN License Required Or

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will evaluate and treat patients within the Palliative Care Consult Service at the TUH Main Campus. They will perform patient care activities, including diagnosis and the prescription of medical therapeutics in collaboration with a licensed physician.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner licenses. At least two years of experience as a nurse practitioner is preferred, along with Basic Life Support certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPatient AdvocacyClinical Documentation

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Palliative Care pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 28 employers

3
<$100k
3
$120k
10
$125k-150k
11
$150k-175k
2
$175k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Palliative Care (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 252 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.