Palliative Care Physician

Lahey Clinic, Inc.; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA seeks a board certified/eligible Palliative Medicine Physician to join the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine. Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

This role offers academic appointment opportunities and a commitment to education, quality improvement, and patient-centered care within an affiliated system.

Qualifications

• Completed Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship training by hire date, or demonstrate comparable experience.
• Board certified/eligible in Palliative Medicine.
• Demonstrate passion for clinical palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services within Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team.
• Promote quality care transitions.

Skills

Palliative medicine

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical excellence

Education

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Job Description: Palliative Care Physician Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) Burlington, MA, United States

The Opportunity

The Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking a board certified/eligible Palliative Medicine Physician to join our interdisciplinary team. This role is key to our clinical, educational, and quality improvement missions.

What You Will Do

• Provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services within Lahey's academic medical center.
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team.
• Commit to promoting quality care transitions.

Program & Educational Focus

LHMC is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Our division hosts an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship.

Professional Development

We support candidates' interests with available clinical, educational, and academic opportunities. Preferred: Interest and experience in medical education and program development.

Academic Appointment

Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine (commensurate with achievement).

Qualifications & Requirements

• Completed Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship training by hire date, or demonstrate comparable experience.
• Board certified/eligible in Palliative Medicine.
• Demonstrate passion for clinical palliative care.

About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

LHMC is a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), an integrated healthcare system including 4 academic medical centers and 14 member hospitals.

Location: Conveniently located in Burlington, MA, approximately 15 miles northwest of Boston.

The Area: Offers excellent schools, academic institutions, and abundant cultural/recreational amenities, with a short drive to the New England lakes, mountains, and shores.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.

All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment.

Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).

Pay Range: $220,000.00 USD - $240,000.00 USD

In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities.

Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together.

Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled