Now Hiring - Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Palliative Care Program (Newark)
Grace Healthcare Services is seeking an experienced and compassionate Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) leadership role to provide high-quality palliative care services throughout Edison, NJ, in partnership with a major health system. This program integrates hospital-based, skilled nursing facility (SNF), home-based, and telehealth palliative care services to ensure seamless patient-centered care across settings.
This position is ideal for a clinically skilled palliative care provider who thrives in interdisciplinary collaboration, symptom management, and delivering patient-centered care across diverse settings within Ocean County.
Advanced Practice Nurse - Palliative Care Program
Full Time or Part Time
Location: Edison, New Jersey
Qualifications:
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner (APN) in New Jersey (Required).
- Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) or completion of palliative care certificate programs (ELNEC, fellowship training, or equivalent) (Preferred)
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in palliative care, hospice, geriatrics, or hospital medicine.
- Demonstrated ability to manage clinical programs, care teams, and operational workflows.
- Strong organizational and process development skills require a mix of clinical expertise and program leadership.
- Experience in value-based care models (MSSP, ACOs, bundled payments, or managed care contracts).
- Proficiency in EMRs (Epic, Point Click Care, or Home Care Home Base preferred).
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with executives, hospital leaders, and post-acute care partners.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary with performance-based incentives tied to program outcomes.
- Opportunities for professional growth as the program expands statewide.
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Retirement Benefits.
- Mileage reimbursement for travel between facilities and home visits.
- CME support & executive leadership development opportunities.
Job Description:
- Lead program implementation, including referral pathways, scheduling, care team workflows, and patient triage.
- Establish clinical and administrative processes to ensure efficient scaling across multiple sites statewide.
- Manage and optimize EMR documentation, compliance, and billing workflows to support program sustainability.
- Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for patient outcomes, hospital utilization, and referral conversion rates.
- Drive the scalability of the program, starting in Ocean County and expanding throughout New Jersey.
- Act as a primary liaison between program leadership and strategic palliative care partners, including:
- Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
- Home Health & Hospice Providers
- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Organizations
- Primary Care and Specialist Physicians
- Establish preferred provider agreements with SNFs, home care, and hospice networks to streamline transitions of care.
- Work closely with partner executives and leadership to align palliative care services with the health system's value-based care strategy.
- Represent the program in hospital committees, system-wide quality initiatives, and payer negotiations.
- Ensure the program is aligned with managed care partnerships.
- Regularly report on program performance, referral volume, and financial impact to program stakeholders.
- Identify and pursue business and clinical growth opportunities.
- Help recruit, train, and oversee a multidisciplinary team of MDs, APNs, RNs, LCSWs, and administrative staff.
- Implement best practices for staffing models, productivity benchmarks, and workflow efficiency.
- Ensure strong collaboration between clinical and administrative teams to drive success.
- Support ongoing education for both staff and referring providers on palliative care best practices.
- While the program is in its early stages, serve as a provider for palliative care consultations in hospitals, SNFs, and home-based settings.
