Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

OUR MISSION

We exist to create a more connected, compassionate, and confident experience for people with cancer and those who care for them. We make it easier to get answers, access high-quality care quickly, and feel supported throughout treatment and beyond.

YOUR ROLE

As a Thyme Care Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you will be a critical member of the clinical team caring for our members with serious illness. You will have three primary responsibilities:

First, you will see members for specialty palliative care outpatient appointments via video visits as part of an interdisciplinary team consisting of our Community Health Workers, Oncology Nurses, Social Worker, and Palliative Medicine Physician. As one of the first Nurse Practitioners to join the palliative care team, you will be an important part of bringing our model to scale.

Second, you will be responsible for the oversight and direction of interdisciplinary case conferences for our members with advanced serious illness, in which individualized care plans for our members are created and monitored by our team of Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurses. You will provide clinical oversight to the case management team and direct clinical care, as needed.

Third, you will provide education about palliative care to our team of Community Health Workers and Oncology Nurses. In particular, you will focus your teaching efforts on the outpatient management of cancer-related symptoms, serious illness communication skills, and advance care planning. In addition, you will be integral to the development and implementation of our advance care planning program.

This role reports into our Senior Medical Director and can be remote or hybrid based in our New York City or Nashville offices. All patient interactions will be virtual via telephone, video, text, or our proprietary virtual care platform.

Within your first three months, you will

• Complete training and are up to speed on Thyme Care’s systems, tools, technology, partners, and clinical expectations.
• Complete virtual palliative care outpatient visits for our members with the highest degree of clinical rigor. You will work fluidly with our in-house care team and providers to ensure any identified needs are met in follow-up to patient visits.
• Be adept at leading interdisciplinary case conferences for members with advanced serious illness, guiding our team of community health workers and oncology nurse navigators in the creation of evidence-based, member-centered care plans that focus on interventions that improve member outcomes.
• Become the go-to person for our oncology nurse navigators and community health workers when they are working with a member who has advanced serious illness.
• Be comfortable with and correctly follow policies and procedures, escalation pathways, communications best practices, and documentation standards. Your ability to effectively engage and support our members is reflected in our metrics and quality standards.

WHAT LEADS TO SUCCESS

People-first. Thyme Care’s mission and members matter to you, deeply. Experience . You have at least 3 years of nurse practitioner (NP) experience with at least 2 years in palliative care, preferably caring for patients in the outpatient oncology setting. You are an advanced certified hospice and palliative nurse practitioner (ACHPN). It would be exceptional if you have worked at a startup or tech-forward company. Licensure. You have a compact RN license, an unrestricted nurse practitioner license, and a willingness to obtain additional state licenses. Organized. You’re skilled in juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure without sacrificing organization in your communications and documentation. Effective listener and communicator. You are winsome and articulate, but you always start with listening and you hear what may not be voiced, because you listen so intently to others. You build rapport and great working relationships with members and colleagues. Comfort with ambiguity. Start-ups are fast-paced environments, and you understand that rapid changes to the business, strategy, organization, and priorities are par for the course… and part of the adventure. A desire to learn how to use new technologies. We are a technology company focused on interacting with folks during the season where they need it most. Experience with video chatting, Google Suite, Slack, electronic health records or comfort using and learning new technology is important. Identify priorities and take action. You know how to identify and prioritize a member's needs, and do what it takes to ensure that urgent and important needs are addressed immediately.

OUR VALUES

At Thyme Care, our core values guide us in everything we do: Act with our members in mind, Move with purpose, and Seek diverse perspectives. They anchor our business decisions, including how we grow, the products we make, and the paths we choose—or don’t choose.

We recognize a history of inequality in healthcare. We’re here to challenge the status quo and create a culture of inclusion through the care we give and the company we build. We embrace and celebrate a diversity of perspectives in reflection of our members and the members we serve. We are an equal-opportunity employer.