Clinical Positions in Palliative Care - Santa Barbara 2026-2027

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Santa Barbara (CA); In loco; USD 146.700 - 442.800; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

UCLA is seeking a full-time outpatient palliative care physician for our hematology-oncology clinic based in Santa Barbara. The successful candidate will provide direct patient care, participate in teaching fellows, residents and medical students, and join a Health Sciences Clinical Professor team at UCLA.

The role requires an M.D., D.O., or equivalent and a California medical license, with board eligibility or certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• A minimum of 36 hours per week of direct patient care.
• Clinical teaching of medical students and/or residents.

Formazione

MD/DO or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Position overview

Salary range: The posted UC Salary Scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5. The salary range for this position is $146,700-$442,800. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Application Window

Open date: July 1, 2026

Next review date: Friday, Jul 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position 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.

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at Cultural North Star.

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

An M.D., D.O., or equivalent is required.

Additional qualifications

A California medical license is required.

Candidates must be board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation’s premier public research university, UC’s mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life‑saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education. The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows: Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles, Expand our reach as a global university, Enhance our research and creative activities, Elevate how we teach, Become a more effective institution. Prompt for candidates for recruitment: Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA’s mission as embodied in the 2023‑28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service.

Reference requirements

None

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11066

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About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location

Santa Barbara, California