Outpatient Palliative Care Physician — Teaching & Impact

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 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.