Advanced Practice Provider; APRN or PA – Hospital

Hawthorne Oncology Pain Experts (HOPE) is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) with experience in pain management, palliative care, and/or hospice care to join our growing specialty practice. This role is predominantly hospital-based (approximately 80%), with limited clinic responsibilities (approximately 20%).

The APP will play a critical role in the care of patients with complex cancer-related and chronic pain, working closely with the founding physician and existing APP to deliver compassionate, high‑acuity, and highly coordinated care across the inpatient and outpatient settings.

This is an ideal opportunity for an APP who is mission‑driven, clinically motivated, and seeking a long‑term position in a specialty‑focused practice dedicated to improving quality of life for patients with serious illness.

HOPE’s mission is to meaningfully restore quality of life for patients suffering from cancer pain, complex chronic pain, and serious illness—so they can fully cherish the moments in life that matter most. We are committed to delivering industry‑leading, compassionate, collaborative, and innovative care, with a strong emphasis on palliative principles and advanced pain therapies.

• Perform new inpatient consultations
  , follow‑up visits, and daily hospital rounds at Tampa General Hospital and St. Joseph’s Baycare, with the potential to add a third location in the near future
• Manage patients with complex cancer pain, advanced chronic pain, and palliative symptom needs
• Coordinate and prepare charts, orders, and documentation for hospital‑based procedures and surgeries
• Complete comprehensive documentation, including consult notes, progress notes, pre‑operative and post‑operative notes, and discharge summaries
• Collaborate closely with the supervising physician, hospital teams, nursing staff, and consulting services
• Participate in hospital‑based pain management, palliative care planning, and symptom optimization

• Alternating weekly call coverage shared with the existing APP
• Call responsibilities include:
• In‑hospital consultations
• Daily rounds while on call
• Support HOPE’s Cancer Care & Hospital after‑hours line
  , with escalation to supervising or attending physician as appropriate

• Provide outpatient clinic coverage when the physician or other APP is out of office
• Conduct patient evaluations, follow‑up visits, and ongoing pain management care
• Prescribe medications and treatment plans appropriate to each patient’s condition
• Order and review diagnostic testing, including imaging and laboratory studies
• Perform pre‑procedure and pre‑operative preparation
  , including chart review, order entry, and care coordination
• Assist with intrathecal drug delivery (pain pump) management and refills (training and supervision provided)
• Hands‑on procedural assistance is not required
  ; may be role‑dependent and limited by licensure and hospital policy

• Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• National Advanced Practice Certification from an approved nursing specialty board
• Current DEA license
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Highly preferred experience in one or more of the following:
• Pain management
• Oncology
• Palliative care or hospice care
• Opioid and complex analgesic management
• Symptom management in advanced illness
• Intrathecal drug delivery systems (pain pumps)
• Bilingual skills preferred, but not required
• Hospital‑dominant clinical role with shared call responsibilities
• Compensation and benefits details to be discussed during the interview process
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Mission‑driven practice focused on oncology, palliative, and complex pain care
• Opportunity to work at the top of your license in a high‑impact specialty and in Florida’s only cancer pain‑focused outpatient practice
• Collaborative, physician‑led team environment
• Long‑term career growth within a growing specialty practice
• Meaningful work caring for patients with serious illness and high unmet needs

Please submit your resume to epodgorski