By AANP's state classification, 16 of the 39 listings with a state are in full practice states, 7 in reduced practice states and 16 in restricted practice states.

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The Role

The Palliative & Hospice role at a glance

Palliative and hospice nurse practitioners manage symptoms and goals of care for patients with serious, advanced, or life-limiting illness: pain and dyspnea control, advance care planning, and family support alongside interdisciplinary teams.

Palliative roles run alongside active treatment in hospital consult services, clinics, and home-based programs. Hospice roles focus on comfort-directed care at home, in facilities, and in inpatient hospice units. Both lean heavily on communication skills, and goals-of-care conversations are the core clinical procedure.

Requirements & certification

Graduate NP degree with national certification through AANPCB or ANCC (adult-gerontology or family track per the patient population)
The optional ACHPN credential through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) recognizes advanced hospice and palliative practice
Active state APRN licensure and DEA registration, since symptom management relies on controlled-substance prescribing
Employers screen for serious-illness communication skills and comfort with complex symptom management

Highlights

Why Palliative & Hospice?

Interdisciplinary by Design

Physicians, nurses, social workers, and chaplains share every plan of care.

Communication as Craft

Goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations are the central skill.

Home and Facility Reach

Hospital consults, clinics, home visits, and inpatient units all hire for this specialty.

Compensation

Palliative Care & Hospice Nurse Practitioner salary

Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025). Palliative and hospice programs commonly add mileage allowances or call stipends for home-based and on-call-carrying roles, which can change effective pay well beyond the posted base. Compare posted salary ranges on individual listings for current, real-world figures.

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Pay

Posted pay

Across 10 listings from 7 employers that state an annual salary, the median posted pay is $157K. The middle half of those listings fall between $137K and $160K.

25th percentile$137K
Median$157K
75th percentile$160K

Using This Page

How to use this page

Listings here are grouped by clinical specialty, read from each listing's title and description, so a role can appear under more than one specialty. Check the certification each listing asks for against your own board certification, and use the state links to find openings in the states where you hold or plan to hold a license.

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Common Questions

Palliative & Hospice NP Jobs FAQ

What does a palliative care or hospice NP do?

Palliative and hospice NPs manage symptoms and goals of care for patients with serious, advanced, or life-limiting illness: pain and dyspnea control, advance care planning, and family support alongside interdisciplinary teams. There are currently 46 positions listed here across hospital consult services, clinics, home-based programs, and inpatient hospice units.

What is the difference between palliative care and hospice?

Palliative care runs alongside active, disease-directed treatment at any stage of a serious illness. Hospice is comfort-directed care for patients who are no longer pursuing curative treatment, delivered at home, in facilities, or in inpatient hospice units. Many nurse practitioners work across both.

What certification do palliative care NPs need?

A national NP certification through AANPCB or ANCC (adult-gerontology or family track per the patient population), state APRN licensure, and DEA registration for symptom management. The optional ACHPN credential through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) recognizes advanced hospice and palliative practice.

What is the median palliative care NP salary?

The median posted salary across palliative care NP listings on NP Hiring that disclose annual pay is $157,416. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025). Pay varies with experience, setting, geography, and employment type. Home-based and on-call-carrying programs commonly state mileage allowances or call stipends in the listing.

Palliative & HospiceNP Jobs in the United States.

Palliative & Hospice Positions (46), page 2 of 2

Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Hospice & Palliative Care

Palliative Care APRN at Porter · Denver, CO

Nurse Practitioner · Palliative Medicine

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant · Palliative Medicine · Roswell, GA

Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care · Sharp Chula Vista · FT · 10H Var shift

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant · Palliative and Supportive Medicine, Full-time, Days

PRN Hospice Nurse Practitioner

PRN Hospice Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner · Hospice (PRN)

Nurse Practitioner · Hospice

Palliative Nurse Practitioner · PRN

Hospice Nurse Practitioner-Atlanta, GA

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)- Hospice

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant · Palliative Medicine

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