Pediatric Palliative Care in Santa Clara, CA

Kaiser Permanente - The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. -Northern California; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 370,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center is seeking a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Palliative Care physician to join our team. The role focuses on compassionate, family-centered care for infants to adolescents and their families facing serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses.

You will manage symptoms, facilitate goals-of-care discussions, and support families through complex medical decision-making while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, and hospice

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide symptom management for pediatric patients with serious or life-limiting illnesses.
• Lead and participate in goals-of-care discussions with families.
• Offer family support through complex medical decision-making.
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, and hospice settings.

Skills

Board Certified/Board Eligible

Job description

We are seeking a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Palliative Care physician to join our team at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. The physician will provide compassionate, family-centered care to infants, children, adolescents, and their families facing serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses. Responsibilities include symptom management, facilitating goals-of-care discussions, and supporting families through complex medical decision-making. The physician will work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team that includes a nurse practitioner, child life specialist, social workers, and chaplain, caring for patients across inpatient, outpatient, and hospice settings.