Inpatient Palliative Provider

Overview

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Palliative Care | California

Are you seeking schedule flexibility, meaningful patient relationships, and relief from traditional clinic burnout? Ready to practice medicine the way it was meant to be—unhurried, compassionate, and patient-centered?

Senior Doc is expanding our Palliative Care team and is looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a passion for caring for seniors and patients with serious or chronic illness. This role offers the ideal balance of autonomy and collaboration, allowing you to make a genuine impact while maintaining work–life balance across multiple care settings.

Why Senior Doc?

At Senior Doc, we bring high-quality medical care directly to patients, restoring dignity, comfort, and trust in healthcare across inpatient, community, and home-based environments.

What you’ll enjoy:

• Flexible Scheduling:
  Consistent schedule designed to support work–life balance
• Stability & Growth:
  Long-term career pathways within a growing, mission-driven organization
• Supportive Culture:
  Collaborative, interdisciplinary team focused on patient success and provider satisfaction

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide patient-centered care focused on symptom management, pain control, and quality of life for individuals with serious or chronic conditions. This position supports inpatient palliative care, community-based care, and home visits, with flexibility to practice across settings based on patient needs and program demand.

• Provide comprehensive palliative care consultations across inpatient, community, and home-based settings
• Develop and manage individualized care plans emphasizing comfort, symptom control, and patient goals
• Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and interdisciplinary care teams
• Serve as a clinical leader within the interdisciplinary team
• Educate patients and families on disease progression, treatment options, and goals of care
• Demonstrate strong time management while managing a diverse patient caseload
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, case conferences, and care planning
• Travel within the community to conduct home visits as needed

• Active California Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license
• Palliative Advanced Practice Clinician experience required
• Experience in inpatient palliative care and/or community-based palliative care
• Strong interdisciplinary team leadership skills
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities
• Comfortable with home visits and community driving
• Minimum 1–3+ years of palliative care, hospice, or serious illness care experience
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, and care teams
• Ability to work independently while coordinating care across settings

• Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN)
• Credentialed at either Orange, LA, Riverside, San Diego County area hospitals
• Prior experience working across multiple care environments

• Flexible, provider-centered work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
• Supportive, mission-driven, interdisciplinary culture

Must have driver’s license and reliable source of transportation and insurance.

Hourly range for posted region: $85 USD - $120 USD