Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care (Facility-based)

AuthoraCare Collective is currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care (Facility-based). This is a full-time position; Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm supporting Forsyth, Davie and Davidson Counties. CPR certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) is required. The Facility Based Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides consultative palliative care to adults with serious, progressive, or life-limiting illness who reside in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, memory care settings, and other contracted residential care environments. The NP focuses on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, caregiver support, prognostic communication, and coordination across care settings. The NP works collaboratively with the attending provider, facility clinical team, patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to develop recommendations and an individualized palliative plan of care. Clinical services may include evaluation and management of pain and other distressing symptoms, medication recommendations or prescribing within organizational protocols and scope of practice, serious-illness communication, support for complex medical decision-making, and assessment for hospice eligibility or other appropriate care transitions. The NP builds therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers and provides clear education, emotional support, and anticipatory guidance. The role requires effective verbal and written communication with patients, families, facility staff, physicians, pharmacists, hospice and home health teams, and community service organizations. Participation in on-call coverage for the palliative care population may be required as assigned. Our team members enjoy the following benefits: Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package which includes paid time off (PTO), seven paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, and 403B match after 12 months of service. Other benefits include mileage reimbursement, flexible work schedules, professional growth and development opportunities, and employee engagement activities.