Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (APNP)

Location: Field-based across our Dodge/Northern Jefferson County service area (home, ALF, SNF)

Position Type: Full time, flexible schedule.

Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day

At Rainbow Community Care, we believe that seriously ill patients deserve more than just medical care—they deserve to be heard, supported, and comforted in the setting they call home. As a Community-Based Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you will join a compassionate, mission-driven team dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients living with advanced or chronic illnesses.

Position Overview

The Community-Based Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides advanced clinical support to patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses across home and facility settings. Working in close collaboration with interdisciplinary team members, the NP performs in-home evaluations, manages complex symptoms, facilitates goals-of-care discussions, and connects patients and families with supportive resources. This role emphasizes whole-person care, helping patients live as fully and comfortably as possible in the setting of their choice.

Essential Duties Include, but Are Not Limited To:

• Deliver in-home and facility-based care to patients with serious illness, performing comprehensive assessments and managing physical, emotional, and psychosocial symptoms.
• Engage in goals-of-care conversations and facilitate advance care planning with patients, families, and caregivers.
• Collaborate with referring providers, care managers, and community resources to coordinate services and ensure continuity of care.
• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, diagnose health conditions, and document findings in the patient’s medical record.
• Document thoroughly and promptly in the EMR; maintain effective, compassionate communication with patients, families, and the care team.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to align care plans and support transitions between palliative, hospice, and curative services.
• Provide clinical education and emotional support to patients and caregivers to empower informed decision-making.
• Contribute to program development and quality improvement efforts, helping to expand and enhance community-based palliative services.
• As needed, conduct timely, CMS-compliant face-to-face assessments to evaluate continued hospice eligibility.
• Provide clinical information to the hospice medical director to support eligibility decisions for hospice recertification.
• Comply with all HIPAA requirements in accordance with federal, state, and organizational policies.
• Attend trainings and staff meetings as required.