Pediatric Palliative Care Physician — Flexible Schedule

AOIA; Santa Clara (CA); Hybride; USD 281 000 - 290 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

AI-Based charting

Outstanding EMR system

Work-life balance

No overhead and billing

Physician-led leadership

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

PSLF-eligible employer

Malpractice and tail insurance

Résumé du poste

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center is seeking a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Palliative Care physician to join our collaborative team. You will deliver compassionate, family-centered care to infants through teens and their families facing serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses across inpatient, outpatient, and hospice settings.

Responsibilities include symptom management, guiding goals-of-care discussions, and supporting families through difficult medical decisions.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or eligible in pediatric palliative care (BC/BE).

Responsabilités

• Provide symptom management for infants to adolescents across care settings.
• Lead goals-of-care discussions with patients and families.
• Support families through complex medical decision-making.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, and hospice settings.

Formation

Board certification/eligibility in Pediatric Palliative Care

Description du poste

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.

Full-time annual salary range is $281,339 to $290,040 plus additional potential incentives up to $33,250*. Reduced schedules with pro-rated compensation may be available. *Some incentive opportunities are estimates based on potential premium pay.

Santa Clara offers a unique blend of professional opportunity and high quality of life. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the region provides access to world-class institutions and diverse communities, along with excellent schools, vibrant dining, and rich cultural experiences-making it an ideal place to build both a meaningful career and a fulfilling life.

The Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center includes a 26-bed Level III NICU, a 24-bed pediatric ward, and a 7-bed PICU, all staffed 24/7 by pediatric hospitalists and pediatric intensivists. You will join a collaborative pediatric subspecialty team representing the full spectrum of pediatric care, supported by dedicated case managers, registered dietitians, social workers, embedded child psychologists, child life specialists, and experienced support staff.

In addition to strong local collaboration, you will be part of a regional network of palliative care physicians across Kaiser Permanente Northern California. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, empathy, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to guide families through challenging healthcare experiences with compassion and professionalism.

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/northern-california/facilities/santa-clara-medical-center-100305

With TPMG you'll benefit from:

• AI-Based Charting and an outstanding electronic medical record system that allows flexibility in patient management.
• Work-life balance focused practice, including flexible schedules and unmatched practice support.
• We can focus on providing excellent patient care without managing overhead and billing. No RVUs!
• We are Physician-led and develop our own leaders.

BENEFITS PACKAGE (*approval required):

• Comprehensive vision, medical, and dental
• Interest Free Home Loan Program up to $250,000*
• Relocation Assistance up to $10,000*
• PSLF Eligible Employer
• Malpractice and tail insurance coverage / loan*
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and education leave
• Shareholder track
• Backup childcare program
• Three retirement plans, including a pension plan and 401k

Please visit our website to view all our opportunities located throughout Northern, CA: https://northerncalifornia.permanente.org

Kindly respond with your CV or contact our Physician Recruiter, Bo Chau at [e-mail] / call 510-418-9952 with any questions.

The Permanente Medical Group is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive environment for all physicians and employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and VEVRAA federal contractor.

Contact Information

Bo Chau [e-mail] or call 510-418-9952