Physician - Director, Palliative Care - Cleveland Medical Center

Clinical_Research_Center_UHC; Cleveland (OH); Vor Ort; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading healthcare institution in Cleveland is seeking a Director of Palliative Care to oversee clinical, operational, and administrative activities. This role involves collaborating with hospital leadership, recruiting faculty, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality care. Candidates must be board certified or eligible physicians with an active Ohio medical license and excellent teaching and clinical skills. This position offers the opportunity to significantly influence the palliative care program within the organization.

Qualifikationen

• Board certified or board eligible Physician.
• Active Ohio Medical License in good standing upon effective date of employment.
• Excellent clinical and teaching skills are required.

Aufgaben

• Oversee clinical and operational activities of the palliative care program.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership on improving the palliative care model.
• Develop a quality metrics dashboard for palliative care.

Kenntnisse

Clinical skills

Teaching skills

Collaborative skills

Ausbildung

Board certification or board eligibility

Active Ohio Medical License

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description - Physician - Director, Palliative Care - Cleveland Medical Center (240008KW)

Physician - Director, Palliative Care - Cleveland Medical Center - (240008KW)

Position: Director of Palliative Care

UHMG/UHCMC Clinical Department: Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care

The Director of Palliative Care oversees the clinical, operational and administrative activities of the palliative care program to ensure the delivery of high quality care in a compassionate, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with hospital leadership on the improvement and growth of the system wide model for palliative care.
2. Recruit palliative care certified faculty for the hospital and system wide program.
3. Support and mentor the palliative care medical staff within the section.
4. Provide specific guidance for the regional medical directors performance expectations.
5. Collaborate with regional medical directors to formalize supervision, education, and career development of palliative care NP’s.
6. Work collaboratively to advance the clinical and academic mission of the section.

Clinical Quality and Operations:

1. Formalize the model of care for the palliative care unit(s) with the regional directors.
2. Develop a coverage model, in collaboration with the regional medical directors, to assure an appropriately sized professional staff to meet the clinical and administrative needs of the hospitals and system.
3. Collaborate with Hospital leadership to ensure clinical care is compliant with UH system, regulatory and accreditation standards.
4. Collaborate with Departmental and Hospital leadership as a participant in quality assurance and peer review activities related to care. Develop a process to provide documented feedback when opportunities for improvement are identified.
5. Formalize a quality metrics dashboard for hospitals/system wide palliative care.

Education, Information and Communication:

1. Ensure appropriate supervision of all trainees and allied health professionals in the delivery of clinical care.
2. Responsible for assuring clinical competency for new faculty.
3. Maintain, improve and grow the educational program/curriculum for residents/fellows in all specialties as well as hospitalists.
4. Maintain and oversee the fellowship program in palliative care.
5. Ensure necessary infrastructure for palliative care documentation.
6. Participates with divisional faculty in local and regional CME events and physician outreach activities.

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible Physician
• Active Ohio Medical License in good standing upon effective date of employment
• Excellent clinical and teaching skills
• Must be able to enrich the inter-collaborative culture of the Division
• New and experienced geriatric trained physicians are welcome to apply