Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

2 months ago
United Statesfrom $109,500Full TimePalliative Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UnitedHealth Group as a Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • will provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations, ensuring specialty services for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not ready or eligible for hospice care.
  • provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations, ensuring specialty services fo.
  • provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary range: $164,000 to $164,000 annually.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UnitedHealth Group as a Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care.

Key Skills

Palliative CarePatient CareFamily CareEvidence-Based PracticesClinical ExpertisePhysical AssessmentEmotional AssessmentSpiritual AssessmentPsychosocial AssessmentEthical CriteriaMedication ReconciliationPlan of Care FormulationOutcome EvaluationPrescriptive AuthorityCPR Certification

Requirements

Required qualifications include RN/APRN licensure in the state of practice, Nurse Practitioner/CNS with prescriptive authority, current CPR certification, and a minimum of 5 years of clinical nursing experience. A driver's license and reliable transportation are also mandatory.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care at UnitedHealth Group a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Palliative Care nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Palliative Care position at UnitedHealth Group is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($164k–$164k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Palliative Care, Patient Care, Family Care, Evidence-Based Practices, Clinical Expertise, Physical Assessment, Emotional Assessment, Spiritual Assessment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Palliative Care role.

Core responsibilities: The Nurse Practitioner will provide direct patient and family care through palliative care consultations for patients with serious illness and a prognosis of one year or less who are not yet eligible for hospice. Responsibilities include demonstrating ethical use of evidence-based palliative medicin...

Benefits package: Comprehensive benefits package, Incentive and recognition programs, Equity stock purchase, 401k contribution. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Palliative Care nurse practitioner jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
6.1

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago