Palliative Care APRN

Position Overview 

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to join our inpatient palliative care team. In this specialized role, you will provide comprehensive, consultation-based palliative care services to patients and families facing serious, life-limiting illnesses within the hospital setting. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Clinical Consultations: Conduct comprehensive palliative care assessments, including detailed symptom management, physical exams, and psychosocial evaluations for hospitalized patients. 

• Complex Communication: Lead and facilitate challenging family meetings, goals-of-care conversations, and difficult end-of-life and medical decision-making discussions with clarity and empathy. 

• Care Coordination: Serve as a vital bridge between the primary hospital care teams, specialists, patients, and families.  

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside hospitalists, specialists, social workers, and chaplains to deliver holistic, patient-centered care. 

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Required: 

• Licensure: Must hold an active, unencumbered license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Texas. 

• Certification: Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist (e.g., AGACNP, FNP,  ACGNP or CNS). 

• Authority: Active Texas prescriptive authority and DEA registration (or eligibility to obtain prior to start date). 

• Future Certification: Must achieve a recognized Palliative Care / Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) certification within two (2) years of joining the practice. 

• Exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence, and a proven ability to navigate high-stress clinical situations. 

• Participation in our on-call pool providing after hours support and weekend in person rounding on GIP patients. 

• Preferred: 

• Minimum of 1–2 years of dedicated experience in Hospice or Palliative Care nursing or advanced practice. 

•  Strong background in acute care, geriatrics, or intensive care environments. 

Compensation & Benefits 

We offer a collaborative, supportive work environment dedicated to clinical excellence, along with a comprehensive rewards package: 

• Competitive Base Salary with structured bonus opportunity. 

• PTO, Paid holidays and CME 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching. 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision options). 

• Additional Benefits: Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance, paid professional liability insurance, and professional license reimbursement.