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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care - Temple Faculty Practice

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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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

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will work with the Palliative Care Consult Service to evaluate and treat patients while administering advanced nursing care. 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 a valid PA Registered Nurse License and PA Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner certification. At least two years of experience as a nurse practitioner is preferred, along with proficiency in an EPIC environment.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationPatient advocacy

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, 10% are remote, 66% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

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

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Salary Distribution39 jobs · 32 employers

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<$140k
10
$140k-160k
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$160k-180k
5
$180k-200k
1
$206k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
44%
CME allowance
41%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
9%

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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 259 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.