Palliative Care – Elkhart

Beacon Health System; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Health System and Elkhart General Hospital in Indiana are seeking BC/BE Palliative Care Physicians to join a premier, interdisciplinary program serving inpatients and cross‑over with Memorial Hospital of South Bend. The team emphasizes symptom management, goals‑of‑care conversations, and patient‑ and family‑centered decision making to improve quality of life.

The position offers a balanced weekday schedule with no on‑call requirements, strong hospital support across ICU, oncology, and

Qualifications

• BC/BE Palliative Care Physicians

Responsibilities

• Focus on symptom management, goals-of-care conversations, and complex decision-making with family support.
• Integrated hospital support across ICU, oncology, cardiology, hospital medicine, and subspecialty teams.

Job description

Elkhart General Hospital, a 254-staffed bed Level III Trauma Center in Elkhart, Indiana, is seeking BC/BE Palliative Care Physicians to join our premier practice. We anticipate crossover with Memorial Hospital of South Bend, a 434-bed Level II Trauma Center in South Bend, Indiana.

Position Highlights

• Established, Growing Palliative Care Program: Join a dedicated, interdisciplinary Palliative Care team integrated across inpatient services, committed to delivering high‑quality, patient‑centered supportive care.
• Interdisciplinary, Team‑Based Practice: Collaborate closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, therapists, and care managers to address complex medical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
• Meaningful, Relationship‑Centered Work: Focus on symptom management, goals‑of‑care conversations, complex decision‑making, and family support—allowing time for thoughtful, compassionate care aligned with patients’ values.
• Integrated Hospital Support: Work with strong collaboration across ICU, oncology, cardiology, hospital medicine, and subspecialty teams.
• Career Development & Leadership Growth: Opportunities to help shape program growth, quality initiatives, and service line development within a supportive, physician‑led medical group.
• Balanced Schedule & Sustainable Practice: Employed position with a predictable weekday schedule with no call. Additional opportunities for outpatient practice could be considered with ongoing growth.

Our Beacon Supportive and Palliative care team aims to provide the best quality of life for a person suffering from a serious illness by providing relief from the symptoms, communication regarding his or her illness, goals of care discussions, and family support. Studies show that our services ensure that care is more in line with patients’ wishes. At Beacon, the emotional and spiritual needs of the patient and family are at the forefront.

We assist patients undergoing curative care, therefore, helping improve their overall quality of life.

Our comprehensive team of physicians, nurses, therapists, counselors, chaplains, and support staff work together with patients and their families to provide medical, emotional, social, and spiritual support.

We can improve the following:

• Reduce pain, nausea, and fatigue
• Reduce shortness of breath
• Improve appetite
• Treat constipation
• Improve sleep
• Other symptoms

We can help people with the following serious illnesses or conditions, among others:

• Cancer
• Heart disease such as congestive heart failure
• Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Kidney failure
• Dementia
• Parkinson’s
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Neurological conditions
• Other serious illnesses

We believe that by focusing on a person’s goals and what is important to them, our team can help improve a person’s quality of life, which includes less time in the hospital, better control of symptoms, and improved communication of the person’s wishes to family and providers. It also helps patients and their families understand their disease process.