Job Title: Outpatient Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO)
Position Summary:
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Outpatient Palliative Care Physician to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with serious or life-limiting illnesses. This physician will focus on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and coordination of care in an outpatient clinic setting, working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and manage patients with serious or chronic illnesses in an outpatient palliative care setting.
- Provide expert symptom management, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
- Conduct goals-of-care conversations and advance care planning, including discussions regarding prognosis and treatment preferences.
- Collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members.
- Support patients and families with complex medical decision-making and care coordination.
- Refer and coordinate with hospice services and community resources as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and continuing medical education.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
- Completion of residency training in a relevant specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, or related field).
- Board certification or eligibility in Palliative Medicine or primary specialty; fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.
- Active medical license to practice in the state of employment.
- Strong communication skills, empathy, and experience managing complex chronic illness.
Work Environment:
- Outpatient clinic setting with potential for interdisciplinary team-based care.
- Primarily weekday schedule with limited or no inpatient responsibilities.
- Collaborative and supportive clinical environment.
Requirements
Must maintain state certification and/or licensure.