Sentara Health is hiring a Palliative APP (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to join the health care team at Sentara Leigh Hospital. You will provide clinical care, support, and education for the palliative patient population, advancing our mission to improve health every day.
What You'll Do
- Perform palliative care consultations and follow-up visits for hospitalized patients with acute palliative care needs, including symptom management and complex medical decision-making.
- Facilitate family meetings related to current medical decision-making and advance care planning.
- Assist with developing appropriate discharge plans with respect to established goals of care, including close collaboration with Hospice to ensure access and continuity of care.
- Actively participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team to ensure palliative care addresses pain and symptom management, psychosocial/spiritual support, and caregiver support.
What We're Looking For
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Technical Stack
- Electronic Health Record: Epic EHR
Team & Environment
You will be a member of an interdisciplinary Palliative Care team at Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA. Our culture is guided by diversity, inclusion, and belonging principles in a tobacco-free environment.
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive Benefits and Retirement package
- $3,000 Annual CME allowance
- $5,000 Annual QPI Bonus
- $10,000 Student Loan Reimbursement Program
- Fully integrated EHR (Epic)
- PSLF Eligible
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Annual CME Allowance
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- 100% Malpractice and Tail Coverage
- Potential for annual discretionary bonus
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce.

