Palliative Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$72-$85/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 27m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Join the Salus Hospice Team as a Nurse Practitioner – Make a Difference Today!

Salus Hospice is urgently seeking a compassionate and skilled Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our dedicated team serving the Orange County region. If you’re passionate about providing exceptional hospice care and want to work in a collaborative, supportive environment, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for!

Why Salus Hospice?

  • Impactful Role: Play a key part in meeting new hospice regulations, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care.
  • Flexible & Rewarding: This per diem position offers a flexible schedule, allowing you to balance your career and personal life while making a meaningful difference in patients' lives.
  • Collaborative Environment: Work alongside compassionate physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide top-tier hospice care.
  • Immediate Need: We are actively hiring! If you are a qualified Nurse Practitioner, we want to hear from you NOW!
  • Benefits: Sick Leave, 401k, Mileage Reimbursement, Corporate Discounts on Theme Parks, Entertainment, and Travel, Verizon Wireless Discount, and more!

Position Overview

As a Palliative/Hospice Nurse Practitioner at Salus Hospice, you will work closely with a physician and interdisciplinary team to provide compassionate, patient-centered care. You'll help ensure hospice patients meet the face-to-face visit requirements and will support the team in delivering exceptional care to patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct face-to-face patient visits to evaluate continued hospice eligibility in line with new regulations.
  • Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to share clinical findings and adjust care plans.
  • Perform bedside evaluations, creating comprehensive care plans tailored to the patient’s needs.
  • Provide direct hospice care, supporting both the patient and family through sensitive and crucial moments.
  • Document all findings per CMS guidelines, ensuring accurate compliance.
  • Consult with supervising physicians and collaborate with healthcare providers within and outside of Salus Hospice.

What We’re Looking For

  • 2+ years of recent experience in hospice, or palliative care
  • Expertise in providing care to patients with end-stage disease.
  • Master’s degree in Nursing preferred.
  • Active Nurse Practitioner certification in California.
  • California state licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
  • Willingness to travel within a large geographic area to visit patients.

Qualifications

  • Experience in delivering high-quality, compassionate hospice care.
  • Deep understanding of end-of-life care and regulations.
  • Ability to follow Standardized Procedures based on guidelines established by the Board of Registered Nursing Practice Act.

Ready to make an impact? APPLY TODAY!

$72-$85 per hour

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical DocumentationCare PlanningCMS ComplianceBedside EvaluationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$163k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Palliative Care market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$150k–$177kPalliative Care median $239k (middle half $239k–$239k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$147k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Palliative Care listings in California12 active272 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 38% remote · 48% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Palliative Care hiring demand#11 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 5% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 149 postings, 168 closed
New Palliative Care listings142 in the last 30 days82 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Palliative Care pay trend+9.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

12 jobs
4
<$150k
1
$162k
3
$185k-220k
3
$220k-255k
1
$272k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

13 jobs
401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
69%
Sign-on bonus
15%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Innovative Therapeutic Services, · Baltimore, Maryland

$125-$150/hr
#2

Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Specialties

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#3

Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner or Adult Physician Assistant (NP/PA)

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Outpatient Clinic/Independent Contractor/Sanford

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Palliative Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 260 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Salus Hospice - Orange County

Hospitals and Health Care
Irvine, CA
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sick Leave
401k
Mileage Reimbursement
Corporate Discounts

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,604/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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