Palliative Medicine Physician, South Shore University Hospital

American Geriatrics Society; Baywood (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a Palliative Medicine Physician at a nationally recognized division within Northwell Health’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. This role focuses on delivering exceptional hospital-based patient care in a collaborative environment with a dedicated team of professionals. The position is located at South Shore University Hospital, a facility known for its commitment to quality healthcare and diversity. Join a leading health provider that values inclusion and excellence in care, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of older adults and patients with advanced illnesses.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate should be board certified or board eligible in Palliative Medicine.
• Interest in delivering hospital-based patient care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Join an interdisciplinary team providing high-quality clinical care.
• Deliver care to older adults and those with serious advanced illnesses.

Skills

Palliative Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Hospital-based patient care

Education

Board certification in Palliative Medicine

Board eligibility in Palliative Medicine

Board certification in Geriatric Medicine

Job description

Northwell Health’s Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine is seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician for its inpatient consult service at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, NY. This is an exciting opportunity to join a nationally recognized division. The ideal candidate should be board certified or board eligible in Palliative Medicine, or both Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Medicine and have an interest in delivering hospital-based patient care. Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and social workers provide high quality clinical care to older adults and those with serious and advanced illness.

For more than a century, South Shore University Hospital (formerly Southside Hospital), has been dedicated to bringing exceptional care closer to home. We’re proud to be the first hospital on Long Island to be recognized for achievement in heart attack care by the American Heart Association with the Mission: Lifeline Gold Award and ranked one of the 50 best hospitals in the U.S. for heart surgery by Healthgrades. Our 341-bed hospital offers a full range of health care services that are tailored to the needs of families and individuals throughout the area.

We continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of the diverse patients we seek to serve; as a result, our Health System is proudly ranked Diversity Inc’s #1 Hospital and Health System. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. Our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, over 850 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our