AC Track Faculty Position, Palliative Oncology – Assistant Professor

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure clinical track. Expertise in palliative oncology is required, with leadership to engage university, health system, and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities include teaching fellows in palliative care, ambulatory palliative care consultations, and development of embedded clinics

Qualifikationen

• MD or equivalent degree required; board certification or eligibility in Medical Oncology required.
• Leadership and teaching experience with palliative oncology to collaborate with university, health system, and community stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Teach palliative care with fellows who rotate through the Palliative and Supportive Oncology Clinic and contribute to education in serious illness communication and symptom management.
• Provide ambulatory palliative care consultations for cancer patients in collaboration with oncology teams.
• Develop and pilot embedded palliative and supportive oncology clinics at Abramson Cancer Center sites in the greater Philadelphia area.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives to improve end-of-life outcomes for cancer patients within Penn Medicine.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical Oncology

Ausbildung

MD or equivalent degree

Board certification in Medical Oncology

Jobbeschreibung

The Division of Hematology-Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of palliative oncology. Candidates should possess leadership skills to interact with a wide range of stakeholders in the university, health system, and community. Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree. Board certification or eligibility in Medical Oncology is required.

Teaching responsibilities may include palliative care fellows who rotate through the Palliative and Supportive Oncology Clinic and have a strong background and interest in education to further the Division’s commitment to equip front-line oncology clinicians and oncology trainees with basic palliative care skills in serious illness communication and symptom management. The academic clinician track requires 100 credits per year of active and high-quality teaching.

Clinical responsibilities may include excellent clinical skills in providing ambulatory palliative care consultation for cancer patients in close partnership with each patient’s oncology team. The successful candidate will develop and pilot embedded palliative and supportive oncology clinics at Abramson Cancer Center sites in the greater Philadelphia area. The successful candidate will have opportunities to partner with leadership in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and the Cancer Service Line to lead quality improvement initiatives aimed at improving end-of-life outcomes for cancer patients throughout Penn Medicine.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.