Palliative Care APRN at Millennium Physician Group in Austin, TX

Position Overview

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to join our inpatient palliative care team. In this specialized role, you will provide comprehensive, consultation-based palliative care services to patients and families facing serious, life-limiting illnesses within the hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Consultations: Conduct comprehensive palliative care assessments, including detailed symptom management, physical exams, and psychosocial evaluations for hospitalized patients.

• Complex Communication: Lead and facilitate challenging family meetings, goals-of-care conversations, and difficult end-of-life and medical decision-making discussions with clarity and empathy.

• Care Coordination: Serve as a vital bridge between the primary hospital care teams, specialists, patients, and families.

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside hospitalists, specialists, social workers, and chaplains to deliver holistic, patient-centered care.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Required:

• Licensure: Must hold an active, unencumbered license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Texas.

• Certification: Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist (e.g., AGACNP, FNP, ACGNP or CNS).

• Authority: Active Texas prescriptive authority and DEA registration (or eligibility to obtain prior to start date).

• Future Certification: Must achieve a recognized Palliative Care / Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) certification within two (2) years of joining the practice.

• Exceptional communication skills, emotional intelligence, and a proven ability to navigate high-stress clinical situations.

• Participation in our on-call pool providing after hours support and weekend in person rounding on GIP patients.

• Preferred:

• Minimum of 1–2 years of dedicated experience in Hospice or Palliative Care nursing or advanced practice.

• Strong background in acute care, geriatrics, or intensive care environments.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a collaborative, supportive work environment dedicated to clinical excellence, along with a comprehensive rewards package:

• Competitive Base Salary with structured bonus opportunity.

• PTO, Paid holidays and CME

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching.

• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision options).

• Additional Benefits: Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance, paid professional liability insurance, and professional license reimbursement.