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Main Line Health
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Home Care

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Could you be our next Nurse Practitioner within Palliative Home Care?

Join a compassionate and highly respected team dedicated to improving quality of life for patients and their families.

We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner with exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to provide independent palliative care services, focusing on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and patient-centered support in the home setting.

This role serves patients throughout Delaware and Montgomery Counties, allowing you to make a meaningful impact where patients are most comfortable. Previous home care, hospice, or palliative care experience is preferred.

Why work as a Nurse Practitioner with Main Line Health?

Make an Impact! Use your advanced nursing degree to enhance quality patient care; amplify communication between the physician, family members, and the health care team.

As a Nurse Practitioner you will perform acts of medical diagnosis or prescription of medical therapeutic or corrective measures in collaboration with attending physicians and residents. You will make an impact in leading quality and evidence-based care initiatives that will result in achieving optimal patient outcomes

Develop and Grow your Career! Invest in furthering your education through seeking certifications or advanced degrees by taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement! This position is eligible for up to $6,000 per year based upon your Full or Part Time status.

Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.

Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 6 weeks of paid time off per year. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Home Care

Shift: Full Time, 40 hours/week, Day Shift. No Holidays. On call rotation weekends.

Experience

  • 2 years Nurse Practitioner experience preferred in palliative home care.
  • Minimum of 2 years Nursing experience in palliative home care preferred.

Education

  • Completion of a Nurse Practitioner program required.
  • MSN Required.

Licensures/Certifications

  • Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Examiners as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner.
  • Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.
  • Require ACLS certification.
  • May require PALS (pediatric advanced life support).

Successful completion of the MLH credentialing process through the Medical Staff office, with temporary or permanent privileges approved.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide independent palliative care services, including symptom management and goals-of-care discussions in a home setting. They will also collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to lead quality and evidence-based care initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MSN and be licensed as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Pennsylvania. A minimum of two years of experience in palliative home care is preferred, along with BLS, ACLS, and potentially PALS certifications.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Prescription of medical therapeutic measuresClinical documentationHospice care

Palliative Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Palliative Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

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).

Palliative Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Home Care at Main Line Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Palliative Care (NP) — ranked against 241 active Palliative Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
52%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Palliative Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 241 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Newtown Square

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$642k
Typical market rent
$3,370/mo
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).

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.

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About Main Line Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Up to 6 weeks PTO
Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000/year
Employee discounts
Free parking
No holidays