Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - Portsmouth and Suffolk VA

Bon Secours Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner - Portsmouth and Suffolk VA

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

Bon Secours - Hampton Roads, Virginia

Full-Time | 4x10s | No Call

No Non-Compete

Bon Secours is seeking a warm, skilled, and mission-driven Experienced Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner to join our compassionate and collaborative team. If you are called to support patients and families during some of the most meaningful moments of their lives—and you value teamwork, empathy, and high-quality care—you'll find a home with us.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Bon Secours, you'll join a supportive interdisciplinary team dedicated to whole-person care. Our current group includes 1 MD, 4 APCs, RN Navigators, and SW, working closely together in a culture grounded in compassion, mentorship, and respect. We prioritize work-life balance, offer excellent resources, and empower our clinicians to practice at the top of their scope. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit health system.

Position Details

Setting:

• Inpatient consult service at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA
• Potential for Outpatient clinic coverage at our Harbour View Palliative Care Clinic in Suffolk, VA
• Rare cross-coverage possible at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, VA
• Adult/Geriatric population only
• Average 6-8 patients per day

Schedule:

• Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Four 10-hour shifts with a rotating day off
• No call

What You'll Do

• Provide expert palliative care services to patients, focusing on symptom management, emotional support, and improving quality of life.
• Work closely with interdisciplinary team to deliver holistic and patient-centered care.
• Provide comprehensive palliative care consultations to patients with serious, chronic, or terminal illnesses. Manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, fatigue, and breathlessness through pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Conduct meaningful goals-of-care conversations, advance care planning, and end-of-life discussions.
• Facilitate patient and family discussions around goals of care, advance directives, and treatment preferences.
• Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and other team members to create individualized care plans.
• Assist in transitioning patients to hospice care when appropriate, ensuring continuity of care.
• Use robust tools including EPIC, MyChart, and DAX CoPilot/AI documentation support.
• Contribute to a warm, patient-centered environment where dignity, comfort, and communication are key.

What We're Looking For

• Required: 3-5 years of practice experience in palliative care, critical care and/or hospice care
• MSN, Virginia Licensure (or ability to obtain) and Board Certification as FNP, ACNP or AGNP
• BLS Certification
• A provider who demonstrates emotional intelligence, compassion, and a patient-first mindset
• Someone who values teamwork, communication, and a mission-driven approach to care

What We Offer

• Up to $5,000 relocation reimbursement (>50 miles)
• Guaranteed base salary of $122,274.00 + bonus on attainment of quality goals annually
• 32 days ATO per year for holidays, CME, and other out-of-office time- front loaded (not accrued) and prorated based on start date
• Up to 8 weeks for Parental Time Off - birth or adoption
• Annual $3,000 CME allowance
• 403b retirement savings plus matching on first 4%
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, Rx, FSA, life insurance, company paid Short and Long term Disability
• Wellness plan and numerous optional benefits
• Malpractice, Liability and Tail coverage provided
• A supportive, collegial environment with strong clinical and Medical Director mentorship

About Bon Secours Mercy Health

You're in good company here. As the 5th largest faith-based health system in the U.S., Bon Secours Mercy Health includes 50 hospitals, 1,200+ outpatient locations, and more than 3,000 providers across OH, KY, VA, SC and Ireland. We're strong, growing, and financially sustainable—giving you long-term stability and abundant career opportunities.

About Hampton Roads ("The 757")

Nestled where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton Roads offers 29 miles of shoreline, a vibrant blend of culture and history, and comfortable year-round weather. With 1.8 million residents across seven diverse cities, the region features:

• Beaches, waterways, and outdoor recreation
• A thriving food, arts, and craft-beverage scene
• Strong schools and higher-education institutions
• A rich military presence-home to the largest Navy base in the world
• Welcoming communities with urban, suburban, and rural living options

It's a wonderful place to build a life as well as a career.

Apply Today

Please send your current CV, including training and up-to-date employment history, to our in-house Physician Recruiter for immediate review. debra_mccarthy@bshsi.org

Start date after payer credentialing - approximately 120 days after signed offer.

Palliative Care

Managing a chronic condition can take a toll on the mind, body and spirit. That's why Bon Secours is honored to provide specialized palliative care for patients and families living with cancer to make certain they get the best care possible. Palliative care is provided by a team of board-certified physicians, palliative-care certified advanced practice nurses, clinical social workers and other specialists who work hand in hand with your cancer team. We work closely with both the patient and family on care decisions, including open discussions about treatment choices and advance care planning.

Palliative Care Services We Offer

• Caregiver support
• Comfort care
• Emotional, social and spiritual support
• Guidance with difficult treatment choices
• Pain relief
• Symptom management

Both hospice and palliative care focus on quality of life. Palliative care is provided with medical treatments as an extra layer of support. Hospice is provided after disease-directed cancer therapy is no longer a part of treatment and cancer has become life-limiting.

Bon Secours Mercy Health - Maryview Medical Center - Portsmouth VA

For nearly 200 years, the historical founders of Bon Secours Mercy Health have been providing care to those in need. Today, the ministry is one of the top 20 health systems in the United States and part of the top performing quartile of Catholic health systems for lowest cost per case for patient care. This quality care is provided by more than 60,000 employees serving communities throughout Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Ireland.

The health care ministry provided care for patients more than 10.3 million times in 2017 through its network of more than 1,000 care sites, including 50 hospitals, more than 50 home health agencies, hospice agencies, and skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Consistent with its commitment to serve each patient with dignity, Bon Secours Mercy Health provides nearly $2 million per day in community benefit.

The Mission of Bon Secours Mercy Health is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of its communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. For more information, visit www.bsmhealth.org.

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Maryview Medical Center) is a 346-bed not-for-profit, acute care facility licensed in the state of Virginia. As part of the Bon Secours Mercy Health System, Maryview Medical Center and sister facilities across Virginia seek to be the top tier healthcare system in the Mid-Atlantic, recognized for high quality medical staffs, clinical program strength, outstanding service to the community, and as the region's employer of choice. Maryview Medical Center is the flagship hospital for Bon Secours Hampton Roads and serves as a regional referral center to the Hampton Roads region. The facility is home to many of the region's leading healthcare services, and attracts specialists from the best programs in the country. Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, an ambulatory surgery center with an outstanding array of outpatient healthcare services. Maryview Medical Center is the #1 referral hospital in the region for colon and rectal surgery. The Surgical Weight Loss Institute at Maryview Medical Center is ranked best in Virginia for five consecutive years. Maryview Medical Center has also been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and received Blue Distinction from Anthem Blue Shield for cardiac care, spine surgery, and bariatric surgery. In addition, the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons awarded a three-year re-accreditation to Maryview Medical Center's cancer program. Furthermore, Maryview Medical Center received the Premier Award for Quality, which ranks the hospital in the top one percent of hospitals in the country and along with our other Bon Secours Hospitals, was recognized with a Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award with Distinction for its commitment to improve green efforts.