Clinical Positions in Palliative Care - Santa Barbara 2026-2027

University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The UCLA Palliative Care Program is seeking a full-time outpatient palliative care physician to support our hematology-oncology clinic based in Santa Barbara. Candidates must have strong interpersonal and clinical skills and will have opportunities for teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.

The successful applicant will have a full-time faculty appointment in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at UCLA's Department of Medicine.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree required.
• California medical license required.
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Minimum 36 hours per week of direct patient care.
• Teaching medical students and residents is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient palliative care in a hematology-oncology clinic.
• Contribute to teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Future opportunities may include home palliative visits.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure clinical excellence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Board eligibility

Education

MD/DO or equivalent

California license

HPM board cert/elig

Job description

The UCLA Palliative Care Program is seeking full-time outpatient palliative care physicians to support our UCLA hematology-oncology clinic based in Santa Barbara. Candidates must have strong interpersonal and clinical skills and will have opportunities for teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.

Position includes outpatient clinical service and potential for home palliative medicine visits in the future. The successful applicant will enjoy a full-time faculty appointment in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

An M.D., D.O., or equivalent is required. A California medical license is required. Candidates must be board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Responsibilities include a minimum of 36 hours per week of direct patient care and clinical teaching of medical students and/or residents. Creativity in a variety of professional activities including those that may involve teaching, scholarly contributions and administration, as well as participation in university or public service, is expected.

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