Palliative Care NP - Stanly

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Monday - Friday 8a to 5 pm, On Call Rotation

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Join Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group as a Palliative Care APP
Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join our interdisciplinary inpatient palliative care team. This role offers meaningful, team-oriented work alongside physicians, APPs, nurses, social workers, and chaplains.

Position Overview 

• Provide inpatient palliative care as part of a specialized interdisciplinary team serving patients and families affected by serious illness.

• Collaborate with Atrium Health Palliative physicians, APPs, nurses, social workers, and hospital-based chaplains to deliver compassionate, coordinated care.

Location & Setting 

Carolinas Palliative Care & Hospice Group – Stanly

Care Setting 

Inpatient palliative care 

Employment Status 

Full-time, 1.0 FTE 

Schedule & Call Expectations 

• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Call: Participate in call rotation every 10 to 12 weeks, approximately three to four times per year.

• Backup support: A physician is always available to provide backup support to the APP.
• Nights/weekends: Call rotation applies as noted; no routine procedure coverage is required. 
• Expected volume: Approximately 1,000 visits per year and 3,000 RVUs per year. 

Scope of Practice / What You’ll Do 

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to support symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and coordinated care planning.

• Work closely with physicians and APP partners, with supervising physician support available.

• Participate in the call rotation with physicians and APPs. 
• Provide inpatient palliative care consultation and ongoing support for patients and families. 

Procedures are not required for this position. 

Total Clinician Group 

13 physicians, 19 APPs 

Additional Support 

Hospital-based chaplains 

Why This Role / Differentiators 

• Apply specialized palliative care expertise to support patients and families as they make important care decisions.
• Interdisciplinary, team-oriented model with physicians, APPs, RNs, social workers and chaplain support. 
• Meaningful inpatient role with strong physician backup and collaborative team support. 

Qualifications 

• Nurse Practitioner education and certification required. North Carolina state licensure required or ability to obtain prior to start. 
• At least one year of experience is preferred. Palliative care or ICU fellowship experience may be considered. 

Position-Specific Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions. 
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage. 
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources. 
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses. 
• Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance and surrogacy support. 
• Educational assistance and professional development programs. 
• Paid medical liability insurance. 
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances. 
• Relocation assistance may be available for eligible positions.  

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States. We provide care through Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education, and compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health, you become part of a team committed to being a Best Place to Care—a workplace where clinicians are heard, supported, and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose—from discovery to everyday moments, we’re redefining care—for you, for us, for all—and comes to life through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together, and embracing change with optimism. Here, you’ll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth, and impact.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, and career development opportunities—so you can live fully at work and away from work.

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs minor office-based medical and/or surgical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets daily laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations

Education, Experience and Certifications.
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations. Schedule primarily composed of weekday shifts, less than or equal to 200 hours of weekend and/or night coverage.

Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, AGNP, PNP, or PNP-AC board certification preferred based population served.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.