Physician - Director, Palliative Care - Cleveland Medical Center

University Hospitals•Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

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. The Director will engage in the activities outlined in the sections below. The Director may be asked to perform additional duties at the discretion of Departmental or Hospital leadership.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

New and experienced geriatric trained physicians are welcome to apply

Responsibilities

Collaborate with hospital leadership on the improvement and growth of the system wide model for palliative care.
Recruit palliative care certified faculty for the hospital and system wide program
Support and mentor the palliative care medical staff within the section
Provide specific guidance for the regional medical directors performance expectations
Collaborate with regional medical directors to formalize supervision, education, and career development of palliative care NP’s
Work collaboratively to advance the clinical and academic mission of the section.
Formalize the model of care for the palliative care unit(s) with the regional directors.
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.
Collaborate with Hospital leadership to ensure clinical care is compliant with UH system, regulatory and accreditation standards.
Collaborate with Departmental and Hospital leadership as a participant in quality assurance and peer review activities related to care. Develops a process to provide documented feedback when opportunities for improvement are identified.
Formalize a quality metrics dashboard for hospitals/system wide palliative care.
Ensure appropriate supervision of all trainees and allied health professionals in the delivery of clinical care.
Responsible for assuring clinical competency for new faculty.
Maintain, improve and grow the educational program/curriculum for residents/fellows in all specialties as well as hospitalists.
Maintain and oversee the fellowship program in palliative care.
Ensure necessary infrastructure for palliative care documentation.
Participates with divisional faculty in local and regional CME events and physician outreach activities.