Experienced Outpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

License: Outpatient – SNF & community, Central NJ Coverage area Coverage area: Somerset County - Somerville (08876), Bridgewater and Hillsborough; Phillipsburg (Warren County); plus nearby sites in Edison, Clark, Westfield, Plainfield, Elizabeth and Rahway. Provide high-touch palliative care for people facing serious illness across SNF, home, and community settings — with a structured ramp into palliative care, physician/APP backup, and a team that does not leave you to figure it out alone. Base salary $130,000–$160,000/year plus annual performance bonus up to 12.5%. Primarily a Monday–Friday schedule, 28 paid time off days in year one, a $0/month employee-only medical option, malpractice coverage, license/DEA support, CME, and tuition support. Setting License: Outpatient – SNF & community, Central NJ New Jersey NP or PA license required About us & the role NJ Palliative Care Solutions is on a mission to deliver palliative care without walls across New Jersey, partnering with skilled nursing facilities, home-based providers, and leading health systems. We are hiring an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient and SNF-based palliative care across Central New Jersey for patients living with serious illness. This is our experienced-provider track: 2+ years of palliative, hospice, or other serious-illness care is required. Why you’ll want this role A structured ramp into palliative care: pair with experienced specialists and grow through mentorship, clinical backup, and data-guided coaching. A real interdisciplinary team: physicians, APPs, social work, care coordination, and operational support. Clear workflows and quality expectations — not a sink-or-swim field role. Primarily a Monday–Friday schedule with flexibility to swap workdays. 28 PTO days in year one and a $0/month employee-only medical option. Academic pathways, CME up to $1,000/year, and tuition reimbursement up to $2,000. What you’ll do Perform at the top of your license, performing best practice, holistic, patient-centered, evidence-based interdisciplinary palliative medicine. Provide palliative care consultations and follow-up visits across skilled nursing settings, including short-stay subacute/rehab patients with recent hospitalizations, high symptom burden, or complex goals-of-care needs, as well as ongoing management of long-term care residents. Deliver palliative assessments and follow-up visits in SNFs and community settings. Manage complex symptoms for patients with advanced illness and chronic disease. Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with patients and families, coordinating with partner home health and/or hospice agencies if and when appropriate. Partner with the interdisciplinary team and facility staff, primary care, and hospice. Support transition planning across the SNF stay – from admission after hospitalization through discharge home, return to long-term care, rehospitalization decisions, hospice transition, or other next-site-of-care planning. Complete timely documentation aligned with clinical, billing, and quality standards. Travel locally within Central NJ, with mileage reimbursement and clinical/EMR support provided. What you bring Active New Jersey Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license and national board certification. DEA + CDS registration, or ability to obtain by start date. 2+ years of palliative care or closely related serious-illness experience required (hospice, palliative, SNF/LTC, oncology, geriatrics). Palliative care certification (e.g., ACHPN / CHPN) preferred. Strong communication, clinical judgment, compassion, and comfort working on interdisciplinary teams. Compensation & total rewards Competitive base salary: $130,000–$160,000/year. Annual performance bonus up to 12.5% of base salary, rewarding both productivity (RVUs) and quality of care. 28 days of paid time off your first year, growing to 33 days at 2 years, in one flexible bank. Malpractice & professional liability ($1M / $3M), license & DEA renewals, up to $1,000/year CME, up to $2,000 tuition reimbursement. Medical via Cigna PPO, including a $0/month employee-only option, plus dental, vision, and an HSA. Short- and long-term disability, voluntary life & AD&D, and accident / critical-illness / hospital coverage. 401(k) retirement plan, plus pre-tax FSA, dependent-care FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits. 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, identity-theft protection, legal plan, pet benefits, and member discounts. Apply Upload your resume. A real person will follow up. Questions? View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Complete Care