Community Based Palliative Physician

KeystoneCare • Wyndmoor, PA

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About The Position

We have an immediate opening for a physician to provide patient and family consultation services for our Palliative Care Program, with primary focus on building a robust community-based program and partial rotation with a local community hospital. S/he will act as a medical resource person to the interdisciplinary team and assure overall quality and continuity of the Palliative Care Program using best practices and evaluating patient care outcomes. Additionally, s/he supervises the nurse practitioner assigned to the program and provides consultations, follow up care and management of the palliative care program patients. KeystoneCare is a Medicare certified, CHAP accredited hospice, palliative and home care organization located in Wyndmoor, PA serving patients in the Greater Delaware Valley area. KeystoneCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or osteopathy
• licensed in PA
• expertise in the medical care and pain management of terminally ill individuals
• Accreditation by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) or other accreditation body

Nice To Haves

• Specialty in internal medicine or family practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

• provide patient and family consultation services for our Palliative Care Program
• act as a medical resource person to the interdisciplinary team
• assure overall quality and continuity of the Palliative Care Program using best practices and evaluating patient care outcomes
• supervises the nurse practitioner assigned to the program
• provides consultations, follow up care and management of the palliative care program patients

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Flexible Scheduling
• Retirement Plan (403B)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Access to Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Travel reimbursement between work sites

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree