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Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care
Job Details
- Job Ref:
- 10036623
- Location:
- Irvine, CA 92602
- Category:
- Nurse Practitioner
- Job Type:
- Full-time
- Shift:
- Days
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
This role has several attractive elements for experienced APPs, including a collaborative interdisciplinary practice, meaningful inpatient oncology work, and a predictable schedule with shared call responsibilities. Here's a polished recruiting-focused version:
Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner)
We are seeking an experienced Palliative Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our collaborative Supportive Medicine team. This unique opportunity offers the chance to provide comprehensive palliative and supportive care services for hospitalized oncology patients while working alongside a highly skilled interdisciplinary team dedicated to improving quality of life across the cancer continuum.
In this role, the Nurse Practitioner will practice within standardized procedures and in partnership with a physician collaborator to deliver patient-centered care. Responsibilities include:
- Performing comprehensive patient assessments and evaluations
- Managing complex symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatment
- Leading goals-of-care and advance care planning discussions
- Providing patient and family education and support
- Coordinating care across multiple disciplines and care settings
- Managing medical treatment plans to optimize quality of life and clinical outcomes
Schedule
This is a full-time position consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week, providing work-life balance while maintaining continuity of care for patients.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Participation in a shared night call rotation for one week per month
- Shared weekend daytime coverage approximately one weekend every 3-4 weeks
- Collaborative call and weekend responsibilities distributed across the Supportive Medicine provider team
This team-based approach fosters a supportive practice environment while ensuring seamless, high-quality care for hospitalized oncology patients.
If you are passionate about palliative care, symptom management, and improving the patient and family experience throughout the cancer journey, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity.
Qualifications
Your qualifications should include:
- Master's Degree, or Doctorate Degree as Nurse Practitioner
- Three years clinical experience
Required Certification/Licensure:
- Current California RN license
- California NP License
- California NP Furnishing License within 6 months of hire
- DEA within 6 months of hire
- National NP Board Certification through accrediting body
- Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR card through American Heart Association
- ACLS and PALS
- Pay range - $119,000 - $213,000
“City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.”
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.