Palliative Care NP job

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I am currently working for a physician in a SNF/LTC/ ALF setting. I do love my job and the challenge but the documentation is so tedious!!!! I currently have to pay for my own health insurance (330/mo) and don't have many other benefits . I have $500 CEU dollars and 2 weeks vaca. I get paid monthly (which I hate) but otherwise love the work that I do at the facilities as it is a variety of things ; I am on call about 2-3x a month ranging from 60-90 calls per 24 hour call!!! I have the flexibility to go in when I want and leave when I want which is nice for the personal life.

However, I have been offered a Palliative Care job w/ a company with amazing benefits and going to the homes/ SNF/ ALF's seeing patients. I honestly had to research palliative care because I didn't know much about it. On paper, this job still provides the flexibility I need but with amazing benefits (like 30 days PTO to start) and same salary with own cell phone, laptop, advancement. I would be saving 3k a year just in insurance payments alone!

Does anyone do palliative care and can give me some insight on your day to day job?

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Specializes in Internal Medicine.

I have done some palliative care visits and it's pretty easy work. If you're already doing SNF/LTAC, then you likely have some patients that have been on palliative care, and for the most part they're pretty easy to manage and the stakes aren't as high. It's not difficult work and you should transition nicely.

Your current deal sounds pretty terrible and if I were in the same position I would totally make the jump.

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Thank you so much for your opinion. I appreciate it. I love talking w/ families and patients about how we can make them more comfortable.

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It sounds like you have a wonderful job offer!! I am in NP school right now and it is my goal to specialise in palliative care, so congratulations! Everyone needs palliative care, not just those with a terminal/serious illness.

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Thanks! :)

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Specializes in Neurology, Geriatrics.

I graduated from NP school about a month ago and will soon be transitioning to neurology. But in my current position, I have done a lot of palliative care nursing, and a lot of referrals to our organization's palliative care program. It is very rewarding. Improving a patient's quality of life means the world to them and their family, and the education you can provide will take a lot of stress off of caregivers. Based on what you have described, you enjoy the interactions with the patients in your current position, but not so much the other things that come along with it. I think changing to the one that is being offered to you will give you the best of both worlds. I think you'll really enjoy it.

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