Palliative Nurse Practitioner
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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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
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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $150k–$177k | Palliative Care median $239k (middle half $239k–$239k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$147k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Palliative Care listings in California | 12 active | 272 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 38% remote · 48% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 5% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 149 postings, 168 closed |
| New Palliative Care listings | 142 in the last 30 days | 82 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 |
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