Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Palliative Care

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate - Palliative Care

Location:

Rockport, ME
Facility:
Pen Bay Hospital

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift: Day
Job Category:
Advanced Practice Provider
Req #: 92009
Date Posted:
Sep 22, 2026

Maine Health Pen Bay Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and collaborative Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate to join our growing Palliative Care team. This position offers the unique opportunity to provide palliative care across both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting patients and families living with serious illness throughout the continuum of care.

Most of this position will be based at Pen Bay Medical Center, with responsibilities that include inpatient consultation services and outpatient palliative care clinic visits. As our program continues to grow, this role will play an important part in expanding access to specialty palliative care services for the coastal Maine community.

You will join a highly collaborative interdisciplinary team that includes palliative care physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other clinical partners. Our team works closely with primary care, oncology, hospital medicine, and specialty services to provide patient-centered care focused on quality of life, symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and caregiver support.

• At Maine Health, we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and quality incentives.
• The annual base salary for this position is within a range from $117,024 to $151,442.
• In addition to base pay, Maine Health offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs and career growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to practice in both inpatient and outpatient palliative care settings
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
• CME reimbursement and dedicated professional development time

• Education:
  
  Bachelor'sdegree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Graduate of an accredited certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner’s program or graduate of an accredited Certified Physician Assistant/Associate program.
• License/Certification:
  
  MaineNP or PA License and DEA.
• 2 years’ experience as an NP/PA is preferred.

On Maine’s picturesque coast our community offers an abundance of lakes and rivers, award-winning golf courses, a ski resort and abundant hiking trails. Pen Bay Medical Center serves a vibrant community known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and strong sense of community.

Maine Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." Maine Health includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health, hospice and senior care services, and more than 2,000 employed providers working together through the Maine Health Medical Group.

With approximately 24,000 care team members, Maine Health provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

To learn more about our system, please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page .

With a career at any of the Maine Health locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
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