SSM Health

Inpatient Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP or PA - Saint Louis, Missouri

Bridgeton, MO

full-time
Inpatient

Bringing Compassionate, High-Impact Palliative Care to Patients and Families at SSM Health DePaul Hospital

At SSM Health, we are committed to delivering exceptional healthcare services. SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (ACNP) to join our mission and make a meaningful impact in your community.

Why join SSM Health?

  • Inpatient setting: consults + follow-ups

  • Support a diverse patient population

  • Benefit from work/life harmony!

  • Flexibility with your schedule
  • Dayshift
  • NO call!

  • Enjoy an autonomous practice with a collegial and growing group

  • Serve as a clinical resource and educator within a community hospital
  • Collaborating physician and regional APP colleagues for support
  • Access to palliative RN, hospice liaison, and hospital medicine & hospice services

  • Make a difference in your community!

  • Directly employed with SSM Health, a mission-driven, non-profit organization

Comprehensive Financial Package - inquire for details:

  • Experience-based salary
  • Benefits within your first 30 days!

  • Health/dental/vision insurance, retirement plan + employer match, PTO, CME + more!

Your Qualifications:

  • Background in palliative care
  • Graduate of nationally accredited (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification preferred

  • Ability to obtain NP licensure in MO

About: SSM Health DePaul Hospital:

Opened in 1828, SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 540-bed, full-service Catholic hospital. SSM DePaul Hospital was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today, SSM DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Olivette, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland in Missouri. SSM Health DePaul Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, with all private rooms in a convenient, central location, and offers the most advanced technology and procedures, including spine, knee, hip, and weight loss surgery.

Community Description:

Home to the famed Gateway Arch, St. Louis is one of the most livable cities in the country. This sprawling metropolitan mecca features a large variety of neighborhoods and communities spanning six counties. With an affordable housing market, trendy neighborhoods like Cherokee Street and Delmar Loop, and the booming economic landscape of the city make this one of the most attractive cities for young professionals. There is more to do per square mile in St. Louis than in any other city in the state. With restaurants, parks, recreation, cultural activities and sporting events, there's always something to do or see here.

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.

About SSM Health

Thoughtful. Insightful. Purposeful. There is something wholly unique and special about practicing medicine at SSM Health. Being here, you’ll experience a remarkable feeling of purpose, fulfillment, and connectedness. It’s all-encompassing and inspiring, and it’s what defines and drives our teams every day. We call it the healing power of presence and it touches, enhances, and advances all aspects of the care we give and the careers we offer. For the clinicians at SSM Health, being here means being part of a heartful heritage of healing. It’s an opportunity to further a caring legacy while advancing medicine with an esteemed organization that encourages collaboration, empowers innovation, supports growth, and seeks to elevate care for everyone we serve. Together – We Care.Devoted care everywhereSSM Health’s healing legacy originated in St. Louis, Missouri over 150 years ago where five nuns, known as the Sisters of St. Mary’s, were called to aid and heal in God’s name. Since those humble beginnings, SSM Health has grown to become one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit integrated health systems serving the Midwest. Today, our healing ministry includes over 13,900 providers and approximately 40,000 team members, all working together with a shared Mission to deliver exceptional health care services that reveal the healing presence of God across Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Wisconsin. With 23 hospitals, 12 post-acute care centers, and over 650 physician offices and specialty care clinics spread across four states, SSM Health offers a world of opportunities where clinicians can do a world of good. Whether you’re seeking to heal, teach, learn, lead, connect, or discover, there’s a place within SSM Health for you to thrive. No matter where you work within SSM Health, you can expect to be cared for personally and rewarded professionally with:• A very comprehensive and competitive total compensation and benefits package.• Extensive support and resources to support continued personal and professional growth.• Strategic organizational investments in practice infrastructure and technologies to enhance our practice efficiency and increase clinician satisfaction.• Generous paid time off and paid family leave so our team members can achieve work-life balance.

Posted January 26, 2026

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