Inpatient Palliative Care Physician: Lead & Collaborate

Mary Washington Healthcare; United States; Vor Ort; USD 221.000 - 270.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mary Washington Healthcare seeks an experienced palliative medicine physician to provide inpatient consultations for patients with serious, life‑limiting illnesses. You will assess symptoms, lead goals‑of‑care discussions, and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team across the hospital.

The role includes supervising APPs, covering GIP patients, and participating in quality improvement and program development.

Qualifikationen

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an accredited residency program.
• Fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Demonstrated expertise in symptom management, serious illness communication, advance care planning, and end-of-life care.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to supervise and collaborate effectively with Advanced Practice Providers.
• Ability to work independently while functioning effectively within an interdisciplinary team environment.

Aufgaben

• Provide comprehensive inpatient palliative medicine consultations for patients with serious, advanced, life-limiting, and end-stage illnesses.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage pain and complex symptoms including dyspnea, delirium, nausea, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and other distressing conditions.
• Facilitate goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, code status conversations, and shared decision-making with patients and families.
• Provide physician coverage and management for Hospice General Inpatient (GIP) patients, ensuring regulatory and hospice standards are met.
• Supervise, mentor, and collaborate with APPs including clinical oversight, consultation, documentation review, and physician support.
• Collaborate with attending physicians, specialists, nursing staff, care managers, social workers, chaplains, pharmacists, and therapists to establish coordinated plans of care.
• Cover service line night, weekend, holiday, and after-hours call with associated shiftwork.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, family meetings, ethics consultations, and care conferences.
• Educate patients, families, physicians, APPs, residents, students, and staff regarding serious illness care and palliative medicine principles.
• Participate in quality improvement, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and program development initiatives.
• Serve as an expert resource regarding palliative medicine, hospice eligibility, symptom management, end-of-life care, and ethical decision-making.

Kenntnisse

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Supervision of APPs

Quality Improvement

Ausbildung

MD or DO degree

Residency completed

Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Board Certification or Board Eligibility in primary specialty

Virginia Medical License

DEA Registration

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Jobbeschreibung

Mary Washington Healthcare seeks an experienced palliative medicine physician to provide inpatient consultations for patients with serious, life‑limiting illnesses. You will assess symptoms, lead goals‑of‑care discussions, and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team across the hospital.

The role includes supervising APPs, covering GIP patients, and participating in quality improvement and program development.