Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

Company: UW Health
Location: Madison
Posted on: June 30, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description UW Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care for a job in MADISON, Wisconsin. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Palliative Care - Discipline: Nurse Practitioner - Duration: Ongoing - Employment Type: Staff Work Schedule: /n 100% FTE, day shift working Monday - Friday, 8a - 5p. You will work at University Hospital in Madison, WI. /n Be part of something remarkable /n As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role on our team by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients. /n We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to: /n /n - Provide complex symptom management recommendations. /n - Work in collaboration with the Palliative Care Medical Director, attending medical team, and Palliative Care Team members to deliver palliative care to patients in the acute care setting with life-limiting chronic diseases. /n - Effectively communicate with patients and family by utilizing concepts of motivational interviewing. /n - Perform assessment process to include patient history, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual assessment. /n - Provide support, counseling, and information to patients and families dealing with end-of-life issues or with issues related to life-threatening or serious and complex illness. /n /n At UW Health, you will have: /n /n - An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. /n - Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being. /n - Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement. /n - The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions. /n - Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. /n /n Education: /n Minimum – /n If Nurse Practitioner: /n Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program. /n If Physician Assistant: /n Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program. /n Licenses and Certifications: /n Minimum - /n If Nurse Practitioner: Active RN and APNP license in State of Wisconsin AND active board certification as a NP in Family, Pediatric Acute Care, or Pediatric Primary Care. /n If Physician Assistant: Active PA license in State of Wisconsin AND active PA board certification. /n All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have: Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire AND CPR certification and advanced life support certifications if relevant to practice area (ACLS, PALS, NRP). /n/n Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging/n/n/n UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information./n/n University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s 1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers. /n /n/n Job Description/n/n/n /n/n/n UW Medical Foundation benefits/n/n/n UW Health Job ID W39742. Posted job title: Nurse Practitioner – Inpatient Palliative Care Consults About UW Health UW Health is an integrated academic health system that is home to the No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin (for the 13th year in a row) as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. We’re made up of six main hospitals, one JOA partner hospital in Madison and two hospitals located within the main hospital in Illinois. We also have more than 90 clinics across Wisconsin and northern Illinois. UW Health cares for more than 800,000 patients each year and employs more than 24,000 people — one of the region’s largest employers. Many of our 1,800 physicians are faculty members at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, one of the nation’s highly regarded medical schools. Benefits - Holiday Pay - Vision benefits - Continuing Education - Sick pay - Dental benefits - Life insurance - Discount program - Pet insurance - Wellness and fitness programs - Medical benefits

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