Palliative Care Physician - Hourly Locums# Palliative Care Physician - Hourly Locums## Location:Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Medical Center## Schedule:Locum## Job Number:PALLI004485## Share the Job#### Palliative Care Physician - Hourly LocumsSocial share**Summary**Washington Permanente Medical Group is seeking a dedicated, compassionate hourly locum physician to join our dynamic Supportive Care team, providing inpatient services. We welcome qualified candidates who are board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine or Geriatrics. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver patient-centered care within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, supporting individuals and their families through complex medical journeys.Our interdisciplinary team engages with patients who are living with serious illness. Our Palliative Medicine Physicians work directly with the patient and their families and caregivers, and their Primary Care and Specialty providers, to create a customized holistic plan of care. Our goal is to improve patient and caregiver quality of life on their terms and optimize service by aligning clinical care with patient values and goals. Location: This position is based at our Tacoma Campus. Depending on shift preference could also include opportunities to work in Bellevue and Seattle.**Compensation and Benefits**The hourly rate for this position is $157.88 per hour.Benefits include: Full malpractice indemnification (including tail coverage), employer contributions to social security.Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is a clinician-led, self-governed and independent multi-specialty group practice, providing care to the more than 700,000 Kaiser Permanente patients in Washington state. We work unencumbered by traditional health care obstacles and without silos; prioritizing people over profits, collaboration over ego, and driven by a singular goal: our patients' health. At WPMG, we take care of the whole person, with a team to address the fundamental, social, and emotional needs that contribute to total health. We are clinicians motivated by the desire to make a purposeful difference in the communities we serve, and in how health care is delivered.We are looking for people to join us who understand that being a leader doesn't always come with a job title; it's about who you are, what you believe, and how you show up every day.* People who work to know, respect, and guide their colleagues and patients.* People who focus on serving their team and the people they take care of by inspiring, including and holding themselves and each other accountable for everything they do.* People who have the courage to commit, improve, and work with others to find solutions to help make this the best place to give care and the best place to get care.Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) is committed to an inclusive workforce culture. WPMG has a focus on supporting all our physicians and professional staff in an inclusive environment, identifying community healthcare disparities, and providing education and tools in order to provide culturally responsive care in order to mitigate these disparities. If you have an interest in joining our inclusive workforce culture, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our mission to improve the health of our members and communities that we serve.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.#### Palliative Care Physician - Hourly LocumsSocial share