Palliative Care

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No night call

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

EPIC EMR

Physician governance

Job summary

Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, GA is launching a new Palliative Care program starting July 1, 2025. The role will involve delivering inpatient and palliative consultations, with strong clinical leadership within the team and a focus on improving the patient and family experience of care.

Ideal candidates are board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Care, fellowship-trained, with excellent communication skills and EPIC EMR experience.

Qualifications

• Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Care, fellowship preferred.
• Exceptional clinical and communication skills.
• EPIC experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient and palliative care consultations.
• Provide clinical leadership within the palliative care team.
• Identify opportunities to improve patient and family experience of care.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Communication

EPIC proficiency

Education

Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care (fellowship trained)

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Are you looking to work at a Nationally recognized Best Places to Work? Here at Piedmont Healthcare we are seeking a Full-Time Palliative Care Physician in Conyers, GA. Piedmont Rockdale is a 25 minute reverse commute from Atlanta proper and Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.

The ideal candidate would be committed to providing high quality and compassionate care to patients.

Piedmont Rockdale Hospital is excited to announce our new Palliative Care program that will be starting July 1st 2025. With favoring requests for this program by our attending physicians, our hospital leadership is very supportive of Palliative Care and will be great advocates of the program. This will start as a 1 provider location, but has the ability to grow. The annual admissions for PRH is ~12,000, and we would be looking for the program to maintain at least a 5% penetration rate. PRH does not have a GIP program, so all hospice if referred out. The facility has an employed IMS team, Pulmonary/Critical Care team, and a growing Oncology and Heart Failure team.

Piedmont Rockdale is a 25 minute reverse commute from Atlanta proper and Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.

Qualifications:

• Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care (fellowship trained with Palliative Care experience is highly preferred)
• Exceptional clinical and communication skills
• EPIC experience a plus

Highlights include:

• No night call
• Competitive Salary and Comprehensive Benefits
• EPIC EMR
• Physician Governance
• Quality, Service, and Reputation

Position purpose:

• Perform inpatient and palliative care consultations
• Provide clinical leadership and expertise within the palliative care clinical team
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve the patient and family experience of care

Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state's population through 27 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.

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