Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Palliative Care; IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Palliative Care (IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital)

Join our compassionate team at Indiana University Health Medical Group East Central Region
! We are seeking a patient-focused Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dedicated team in Palliative Care
. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication, critical thinking skills, and be a proactive team-player. Our team focuses on care that meets patients and family where they are in their journey. We meet daily to debrief about patients and seek guidance from each other as needed.

• Full-time, Day Shift
• 8:00 am–4:30 pm (flexible as needed with on-call rotation)
• Rotating monthly after‑hours call
• Practice with 2 Physicians
• 100% inpatient

• Direct patient assessments including H&Ps, discharge summaries, per‑visit documentation, medication/symptom management, interdisciplinary team participation
• Lead goals of care conversations with patients and families
• No procedural requirements

• Master’s Degree required
• ACNP, FNP, PA, PMHNP, or WHNP certification required
• Ideal candidate will have Palliative/Hospice, ICU, Oncology, or Critical Care experience as an RN or APP

IU Health offers a value‑based compensation package that includes: group insurance (health, dental, life, disability), 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, CME allowance/time off, relocation assistance, and malpractice insurance coverage.

• Home of Ball State University, offering exceptional education, collegiate sports and entertainment
• Arts and culture for all ages
• Some of Indiana’s top‑ranked schools, including the Indiana Academy for Science, Math and Humanities, the Burris Laboratory School, Muncie Community Schools and Yorktown Community Schools
• Ranked by Niche in 2023 as one of the top 20 counties to live in Indiana
• Outdoor recreation includes boating, fishing and camping
• Wineries, unique shopping and local cuisine, and outdoor music and food festivals
• Quick drive to Indianapolis and the suburbs of Fishers and Noblesville, as well as Chicago and Cincinnati

Level 3 trauma center. It is both a teaching hospital and a regional tertiary referral center. Over the last decade, the hospital has undergone a $130 million remodel and currently serves over 82,700 patients daily. Since the early 1980s, physicians and staff members have been actively involved in national and international medical research studies, particularly in the areas of oncology, cardiology, and coagulation.