Palliative Care Physician - Locums

Northwest Permanente; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 248,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Permanente, P.C. seeks a Board Certified or Board Eligible Palliative Medicine physician to support our medical group as a locum tenens in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Inpatient consult shifts are at Sunnyside or Westside Medical Centers in the Portland metro.

This W2 temporary position has no on-call requirement; join an 18-clinician team and provide excellent palliative care. Fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine is required.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in palliative medicine.
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship required.
• Local to Portland metro area; able to work as a W-2 temporary employee.

Responsibilities

• Cover inpatient palliative care consult shifts at Sunnyside or Westside Medical Centers.
• Collaborate with an 18-clinician team in the Portland metro.
• No on-call requirement.

Skills

Palliative medicine

Inpatient consults

Locum tenens

W2 temporary

Education

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Job description

Overview

Northwest Permanente, P.C. is currently seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Palliative Medicine physician to support our medical group as a locum tenens (per diem) in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine department. We are currently seeking providers to fulfill Inpatient Consult shifts at our Sunnyside or Westside Medical Centers. There is no call required for this role. You will need to be local to the Portland metro area and able to work as a W2, temporary employee. Northwest Permanente covers malpractice, pays competitive locum wages, and will treat their locum physician as an extension of their team. You will work as part of our 18-clinician team in the Portland, Oregon metro area. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and palliative care medical skills. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship training is required. Kaiser Northwest has its own hospice program, integrated clinic-based palliative care and home-based palliative care, as well as an inpatient consultation service. The opportunities for palliative care clinicians are challenging and varied, and there is broad institutional support for our mission. We place a strong emphasis on a team-first, collaborative approach. For more information about this position, contact Jason Dulin, Physician Recruiter, at [e-mail].

Join Our Medical Group

Northwest Permanente is a self-governed (physician-led), multi-specialty group of 1,500 physicians, surgeons, and clinicians, caring for 630,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's pre-eminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated, value-based, and high-quality care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northwest Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.