Assistant Professor

Emory•Atlanta, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Emory Healthcare is hiring an EHC Palliative Medicine Physician at the Assistant Professor level. The position provides palliative care consultations in the hospital, direct care for patients admitted to inpatient hospice, and outpatient consultation and follow-up. The clinical practice base site is the Supportive Care Clinic, with at least 80% inpatient assignment and up to 20% outpatient practice. Possible clinical locations include Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Emory Decatur Hospital, the Supportive Care Clinic, and Grady Hospital. A full-time clinical position consists of 184 clinical days per year, targeting 160 weekdays and 24 weekend days, with call responsibilities distributed evenly among the practice group. The physician will hold hospital privileges at all Emory Healthcare sites and supervise advanced practice providers, as well as fellows, residents, and medical students as assigned. Professional effort includes more than 75% professional service, 1%–25% scholarship, and 1%–25% teaching. Scholarship may include manuscripts, research participation, abstracts, professional blogs, and other scholarly work. Teaching may include lectures, small-group and bedside instruction, preceptorship, and mentorship.

Requirements

Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient palliative care consultation services.
Serve as attending physician and medical director for patients receiving inpatient hospice care.
Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
Consult with the attending physician and interdisciplinary team to establish a written plan of care at specified intervals.
Facilitate access to appropriate supportive care services.
Educate students, faculty, staff, and co-workers.
Document patient care services appropriately to support professional billing.
Participate in on-call coverage for hospice and palliative care patients and coordinate follow-up with the interdisciplinary team.
Participate weekly in interdisciplinary team meetings to review active cases.
Assist in developing standard operating practices.
Teach, supervise, and evaluate students and house staff on hospice and palliative care clinical rotations in accordance with educational leadership policies.
Supervise advanced practice providers in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and provide educational supervision to fellows, residents, and medical students as assigned.
Participate in scholarly activities and teaching.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the organization.
Perform other duties as requested.