Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center

Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center HPCC offers specialty certification to hospice and palliative nurses and team members.

HPCC is the premier national credentialing organization that advances expert care in serious illness through state-of-the-art certification of continuing competency in hospice and palliative care.

Deadline Extended - Apply by September 19, 2025!The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is currently seek...
09/18/2025

Deadline Extended - Apply by September 19, 2025!

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is currently seeking hospice and palliative licensed practical/vocational nurses to serve on the 2026 Role Delineation Study (RDS)/Job Analysis Committee.

HPCC Certification is not required but HPCC-certified Committee volunteers will receive 10 HPAR points.

Submit your application here: https://community.advancingexpertcare.org/volunteeropportunities/opportunities-list-public/volunteer-opportunity-details?VolunteerOpportunityKey=d50c8e4f-a67f-4011-8388-01989a363d7e&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advancingexpertcare.org%2Fvolunteeropportunities%2Fopportunities-list-public%3FPage%3D1%26CommunityKey%3D00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Call for Volunteers!The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is looking for dedicated professionals to ser...
09/18/2025

Call for Volunteers!

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is looking for dedicated professionals to serve on the following committees:

-Exam Development Committees (EDC): ACHPN®, CHPLN®, CHPN®, and CHPNA®
-Situational Judgment Exercise (SJE) Committees: ACHPN® and CHPN®

Application Deadline: October 13, 2025

Click here to learn more and apply: https://community.advancingexpertcare.org/volunteeropportunities/opportunities-list-public/volunteer-opportunity-details?VolunteerOpportunityKey=0e583d75-e255-4cd3-ae74-0198ecfa7c79&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advancingexpertcare.org%2Fvolunteeropportunities%2Fopportunities-list-public

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09/17/2025

The LearningBuilder servers will undergo regularly scheduled maintenance on September 17 from 9:00-11:59 p.m. ET. During this time, Learning Plans will be unavailable.

We’re excited to celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week from September 14–20, 2025! This week, we honor the exp...
09/16/2025

We’re excited to celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week from September 14–20, 2025!

This week, we honor the expertise and dedication of nursing professional development specialists who support nurses every day and to promote lifelong learning for all nurses.

Join us in celebrating National Clinical Nurse Specialist week taking place September 1-7, 2025. HPCC has the Advanced C...
09/03/2025

Join us in celebrating National Clinical Nurse Specialist week taking place September 1-7, 2025.

HPCC has the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN®) examination, designed for experienced hospice and palliative advanced practice registered nurses.

Learn more about the ACHPN® certification here: https://www.advancingexpertcare.org/hpcc/credentials/achpn/

Meet HPCC's August Certificant of the Month: Mackenzie Nightingale Caum, GNP-BC, CHPN®, CNL.Mackenzie, a CHPN® exam deve...
09/01/2025

Meet HPCC's August Certificant of the Month: Mackenzie Nightingale Caum, GNP-BC, CHPN®, CNL.

Mackenzie, a CHPN® exam development committee volunteer with HPCC, shared how certification has impacted her both personally and professionally: "Collaborating with others in the field who are just as excited about the hospice and palliative care field renews my passion for the specialty."

Mackenzie is currently a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with Peacehealth.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your patients, their families, and the field of hospice and palliative ca...
09/01/2025

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your patients, their families, and the field of hospice and palliative care. Happy Labor Day!

We Want Your Feedback!The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) and The National End of Life Doula Alliance...
08/28/2025

We Want Your Feedback!

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) and The National End of Life Doula Alliance - NEDA are working together to gauge interest in development of a certification program for End-of-Life Doulas.

-The survey will likely take 10 minutes to complete.
-Individual responses will remain confidential and only aggregate information will be shared with NEDA and HPCC.

Take our survey now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/End_Of_Life_Doula

Volunteer on a committee with HPCC!The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is currently seeking hospice a...
08/27/2025

Volunteer on a committee with HPCC!

The Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC) is currently seeking hospice and palliative licensed practical/vocational nurses to serve on the 2026 Role Delineation Study (RDS)/Job Analysis Committee.

On this committee, you will have the opportunity to identify the skills and knowledge required for individuals working in the role of the hospice and palliative care licensed practical/vocational nurse.

HPCC Certification is not required but HPCC-certified Committee volunteers will receive 10 HPAR points.

Apply Now: https://community.advancingexpertcare.org/volunteeropportunities/opportunities-list-public/volunteer-opportunity-details?VolunteerOpportunityKey=d50c8e4f-a67f-4011-8388-01989a363d7e&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.advancingexpertcare.org%2Fvolunteeropportunities%2Fopportunities-list-public%3FPage%3D1%26CommunityKey%3D00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

HPCC Certificant Spotlight!Meet Shawn Martin, RN, BSN, CHPN® a Hospice travel nurse with Core Medical Group and a proud ...
08/25/2025

HPCC Certificant Spotlight!

Meet Shawn Martin, RN, BSN, CHPN® a Hospice travel nurse with Core Medical Group and a proud CHPN®. Shawn was recently featured in the article "Shawn Martin Hospice Travel Nurse – Elevating Hospice Care across the country."

When asked about the personal and professional impact of HPCC certification, she shared: It "Added to my knowledge education and it shows distinction and pride."

Read the full article here: https://www.isstories.com/2025/07/17/shawn-martin-hospice-travel-nurse-elevating-hospice-care-across-the-country/

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