Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Jersey Medical Cente

Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ.

• Specialty:
  Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Profession:
  Physician Assistant
• Location:
  
  Jersey City, NJ (Inpatient – Jersey City Medical Center)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Minimum Years Of
  
  Experience:
  
  2 years
• Minimum Level of
  
  Education:
  
  Master
• Required licenses:
  New Jersey NP or PA license; DEA + CDS registration or ability to obtain by start date

$130,000–$160,000 per year, plus annual performance bonus up to 12.5% of base salary.

Provide high‑touch palliative care for people facing serious illness with structured mentorship, physician/APP backup, and a team that does not leave you to figure it out alone.

NJ Palliative Care Solutions is on a mission to deliver palliative care without walls across New Jersey, partnering with leading health systems including RWJBarnabas Health. The role is to provide hospital‑based palliative care at Jersey City Medical Center for patients living with serious illness.

• A strong palliative program behind you: experienced specialists, clinical backup, and data‑guided coaching.
• A real interdisciplinary team: physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, and operational support.
• Clear workflows and quality expectations—no sink‑or‑swim field role.
• Monday–Friday schedule with flexibility to swap workdays.
• 28 PTO days in year one and a $0/month employee‑only medical option.
• Academic pathways, CME up to $1,000 per year, and tuition reimbursement up to $2,000.

• Perform at the top of your license, delivering best practice, holistic, patient‑centered, evidence‑based interdisciplinary palliative medicine.
• Provide palliative care consultations and follow‑up visits across the hospital continuum—from high‑acuity ED and ICU encounters to ongoing management on medical, surgical, and specialty units.
• Manage complex symptoms for patients with advanced illness and chronic disease.
• Lead goals‑of‑care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families, coordinating with partner SNFs and/or hospices as appropriate.
• Partner with the interdisciplinary team and hospital teams, fully integrating into hospital workflows and shaping the palliative medicine practice.
• Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards.
• Spend as much time on discharge planning as on intake, managing transitions from inpatient to the patient’s next setting, considering each patient’s longitudinal preference and best interests.

• Active New Jersey Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and national board certification.
• DEA + CDS registration, or ability to obtain by start date.
• 2+ years of palliative care experience required.
• Palliative care certification (e.g., ACHPN / CHPN) preferred.
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams.

• Competitive base salary: $130,000–$160,000 per year.
• Annual performance bonus up to 12.5% of base salary.
• 28 days of paid time off your first year, growing to 33 days at 2 years, in one flexible bank.
• Malpractice & professional liability coverage, license & DEA renewals, up to $1,000 per year CME, up to $2,000 tuition reimbursement.
• Medical via Cigna PPO, including a $0/month employee‑only option, plus dental, vision, and an HSA.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, voluntary life & AD&D, and accident/critical‑illness/hospital coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan, plus pre‑tax FSA, dependent‑care FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, identity theft protection, legal plan, pet benefits, and member discounts.

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