Palliative Care Physician

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Academic appointment opportunity

Affiliation with UMass Chan School of®

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a board-certified/eligible Palliative Medicine physician to join Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA. The role emphasizes inpatient and outpatient consultations, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and advancing quality care transitions.

The Division supports academic affiliations with UMass Chan Medical School and offers opportunities for clinical, educational, and academic engagement, including potential academic appointment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient consultation services within Lahey’s academic medical center.
• Collaborate with our interdisciplinary team.
• Promote quality care transitions.

Education

Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Board certification in Palliative Medicine

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.

How To Apply

Interested candidates should forward a letter of interest and CV to Janet Waters (Physician Recruiter) at [e-mail]

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. 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. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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