Hospice APP (NP/PA) | Join Inova in delivering world-class healthcare every time, every touch

The Hospice Face-to-Face Nurse Practitioner performs face-to-face encounters for hospice patients, ensuring compliance with Medicare regulations and supporting high-quality end-of-life care. This role involves direct patient interaction, clinical assessments, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary hospice team.
Provides clinical care for hospice patients across all levels of care (General Inpatient, Continuous, Routine and Respite) in all settings of care, including inpatient hospitals, senior living communities and private homes.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.**We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program; Board Certified Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Certification/Licensure: Current joint registration with the Virginia Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner (LNP), specializing in Adult, Family or Geriatrics; Inpatient position can include Acute Care certification.
National and State Certification as required for the relevant position (DEA, CDS)
Completion of “healthcare provider” CPR course

Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor

Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

Hospice Nurse Practitioner Preferred Qualifications:
Current Nurse Practitioner license and certification in the state of practice.
Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience, preferably in hospice or palliative care.
Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care through Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC), Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN), or equivalent, preferred.
Center for Advancing to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) Designation, preferred.
Strong understanding of end-of-life care principles and Medicare hospice regulations.

Strong understanding of end-of-life care principles and Medicare hospice regulations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Compassionate approach to patient care and family support.
Able to demonstrate direct involvement in a multidisciplinary team caring for the at-risk patient with advanced age, serious illness, or end of life circumstances.

Skills:

Knowledge of the programs and services in their geographic area

Strong collaboration skills
Demonstrated collaboration/partnerships with other healthcare or community service entities
Skill in using computers and a variety of personal productivity applications
Skill in oral and written communication
Skill in data analysis and interpretation
Ability to problem solve effectively
Ability to develop goals, objectives, critical paths, systems, new programs and policies and procedures

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC metropolitan area's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy.

We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than one million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed four million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova's world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.