Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner PRN

Job Requirements

The Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides advanced, patient-centered care to individuals with serious, chronic, and life-limiting illnesses across inpatient and outpatient settings. The NP works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to manage complex symptoms, facilitate goals-of-care discussions, and support patients and families through serious illness trajectories.

This role supports University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health’s commitment to high-quality, compassionate, and equitable care aligned with the University of Maryland Medical System mission.

• Nurse Practitioner with appropriate Maryland licensure and credentialing to practice under the supervision of a physician in the state of Maryland.
• ANCC or Palliative & Hospice Medicine certification is preferred.

• A minimum of five (5) years of direct patient care experience in internal medicine or palliative care, hospice.
• Experience is appropriate to the management of chronic disease, end of life, comfort care and goals of care.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Work independently.
• Take initiative in achieving expected results.
• Handle confidential information.
• Make effective decisions.
• Engage in quality improvement activity.
• Problem‑solving.
• Crisis management.
• Organizing work, setting priorities, meeting deadlines.
• Attention to detail and follow through.
• Effective negotiation.
• Resource management.
• Ability to work successfully with diverse types of individuals including management, staff, external organizations and the general public.

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