Palliative Care Physician

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health seeks a palliative medicine physician to enhance their growing program. This role involves managing complex symptomatology, fostering advance care discussions, and collaborating with a dedicated interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality care across various settings.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance program

Qualifications

• Requires MD or DO degree and must be board certified or board eligible.
• 2-3 years of experience in Hospice and Palliative care desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage physical and emotional symptoms for seriously ill patients.
• Facilitate advance care planning discussions and transition planning.
• Collaborate closely with primary healthcare teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Clinical knowledge

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine

Accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is seeking a palliative medicine physician to join a growing program throughout the health system. There is an opportunity to work in varied clinical settings (inpatient and outpatient) that may be tailored to the candidate’s interests. The physician will join an already established interdisciplinary team comprised of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, and chaplains.

The qualified candidate will possess broad clinical knowledge and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Clinical responsibilities include expert management of physical and emotional symptoms related to serious illness or disease-directed treatment, facilitation of advance care planning discussions, transition planning, and close collaboration with each patient’s primary team. There is tremendous support from hospital leadership to expand access to high-quality primary and specialty-level palliative care across care settings through scalable models of care delivery. The candidate will directly report to the Medical Director of Palliative Care, and will have the opportunity to participate in palliative care education and quality improvement initiatives throughout the health system.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine (Allopathic/Osteopathic)
• Completion of an accredited residency program
• Completion of an accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• Completion of an accredited Possess or able to obtain an unrestricted PA Medical License
• Board Certified or Board Eligible
• 2-3 years of experience as a Hospice and Palliative physician desirable
  
  

Interested candidates may apply online or submit CV to Dave Phillippe, Specialty Physician Recruiter at [email protected]

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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