Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care
Company: UW Health
Location: Madison
Posted on: July 20, 2025
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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: 100% FTE, day shift working Monday - Friday, 8a - 5p. You
will work at University Hospital in Madison, WI. Be part of
something remarkable As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play
an integral role on our team by providing high-quality,
cost-effective care to patients. We are seeking a Nurse
Practitioner or Physician Assistant to: - Provide complex symptom
management recommendations. - 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. -
Effectively communicate with patients and family by utilizing
concepts of motivational interviewing. - Perform assessment process
to include patient history, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual
assessment. - 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.
At UW Health, you will have: - An excellent benefits package,
including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement
plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. -
Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing
Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical
well-being. - Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in
your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated
with career advancement. - The opportunity to earn a referral bonus
for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for
open, posted positions. - Options for a variety of schedules and
shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
Education: Minimum – If Nurse Practitioner: Master’s or Doctorate’s
degree from accredited Nursing Program. If Physician Assistant:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from accredited PA Program. Licenses
and Certifications: Minimum - If Nurse Practitioner: Active RN and
APNP license in State of Wisconsin AND active board certification
as a NP in Adult; Adult/Gerontology Acute Care; Adult/Gerontology
Primary Care. If Physician Assistant: Active PA license in State of
Wisconsin AND active PA board certification. 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). Our Commitment to Social Impact
and BelongingUW 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. 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. Job
Description UW Medical Foundation benefits/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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