Advanced Practice Provider; APP TEAM LEAD Palliative Care

APP Team Lead – NJ Palliative Care

Location:

New Jersey

Schedule:

Full-Time | Leadership Role

NJ Palliative Care is seeking a dedicated and experienced Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Team Lead to support and guide our growing clinical team across New Jersey. This is a key leadership position focused on ensuring exceptional, patient-centered palliative care for individuals with serious and chronic illnesses.

The APP Team Lead will provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to APPs while maintaining a partial clinical caseload. This role requires strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and an ability to support a high-performing team in a fast-growing organization.

• Lead, support, and mentor the APP team across assigned regions.
• Serve as the primary clinical resource for APPs, assisting with complex cases, workflow issues, and professional development.
• Conduct regular check-ins, competency assessments, and performance reviews.
• Oversee onboarding, training, and continued education for new and existing APPs.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director and interdisciplinary team to maintain consistent, high-quality palliative care practices.
• Manage scheduling, productivity monitoring, and documentation compliance.
• Support development of protocols, quality initiatives, and best practices.
• Maintain a partial clinical caseload focused on palliative care, symptom management, and goals-of-care conversations.

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in New Jersey.
• Minimum 5+ years of palliative care experience required.
• Leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to mentor, support, and engage clinical staff.
• Commitment to empathetic, patient- and family-centered care.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for leadership and professional growth
• Supportive, collaborative work culture
  
  Meaningful work improving quality of life for patients and families