Asst Prof/Clinical - Palliative Care

Uconn Health Center; Farmington (CT); In loco; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

UConn Health in Farmington, CT seeks a board-certified/board-eligible Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician to join our growing palliative care program in a 0.9 FTE clinical role blending outpatient clinic and inpatient care. You will work with an interdisciplinary team and have opportunities for education and scholarship; an academic appointment will be offered commensurate with qualifications.

The role includes leadership in palliative care education for Internal Medicine trainees and

Competenze

• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
• Completion of an accredited residency and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship.
• Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Eligible for Connecticut medical licensure and federal DEA.
• Experience in palliative care in inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
• Commitment to clinical care, medical education, and scholarly activity.

Mansioni

• Provide inpatient consultation and outpatient palliative care.
• Educate Internal Medicine housestaff and serve as core faculty for the HPM fellowship.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and coordinate with Hospital Medicine and local hospices.

Formazione

MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree

Residency completed and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship

Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Connecticut medical licensure eligibility

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us.

UConn Health is seeking a board-certified/board eligible Hospice Palliative Medicine (HPM) physician to join our growing palliative care program. This is a 0.9 FTE position. This clinical role combines both outpatient clinic and inpatient palliative care. The position includes ample opportunity for education and scholarship. You will join an inter-disciplinary team of exceptional nurse practitioners, a social worker, a chaplain and a pharmacist. The inpatient team has a strong collaboration with Hospital Medicine. They also work closely with local hospices in coordinating inpatient hospice care for appropriate patients. This individual will have a key role in providing palliative care education to Internal Medicine house staff and will serve as core faculty for our HPM fellowship.

In addition to the inpatient consultation service, palliative care services at UConn include the Supportive Care Service, which is embedded in the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center and a palliative care clinic that sees patients with non-malignant serious illness.

The team is highly engaged in quality improvement activities and committed to providing evidence-based, high-quality care. Opportunity and mentorship for academic development are readily available.

An academic appointment will be offered commensurate with academic qualifications. The qualified candidate should possess broad clinical knowledge, experience in palliative care, excellent interpersonal communication skills, and a passion for interdisciplinary team collaboration in expanding palliative activities throughout the institution.

UConn Health is located in Farmington, CT.

Required Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
• Completion of an accredited residency and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship.
• Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Eligible for Connecticut medical and federal DEA licensure
• Demonstrated experience providing palliative care in inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
• Commitment to clinical care, medical education, and scholarly activity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic medical center or teaching environment.
• Experience teaching medical students, residents, or fellows.
• Experience with both inpatient consultation and outpatient palliative care.
• Scholarly activity, publications, presentations, or quality improvement work in palliative care.
• Leadership experience in palliative care, healthcare, education, or professional organizations.

Why UConn Health?

UConn Health offers the opportunity to practice in a collaborative academic environment while contributing to the education of the next generation of physicians and advancing the field of palliative care. The successful candidate will have opportunities to develop clinical, educational, leadership, and scholarly interests within a major academic health system.

Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.uchc.edu/CSS_External/CSSPage_Welcome.asp