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UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

11h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position at 1.0 FTE as part of an embedded emergency department–palliative care team comprised of physicians trained in both emergency medicine and palliative care. Physicians will spend 0.50 FTE on traditional emergency department shifts and 0.50 FTE providing dedicated palliative care consultations in the emergency department.

Emergency department shifts will take place at the Chapel Hill and Hillsborough campus emergency departments, treating adult and pediatric patients. Embedded palliative care shifts will take place at the Chapel Hill campus. Physicians assess and attend to patients presenting to the hospital’s emergency room, provide immediate treatment to stabilize injuries, infections, and other conditions, request medical tests, develop treatment plans, and recommend appropriate specialists.

During palliative care consultations, physicians work closely with the emergency department team and the broader palliative care and hospice team to care for seriously ill patients. They support medical decision-making, symptom management, and the psychosocial needs of patients and families in the emergency department. Clinical Instructors, Clinical Assistants, Clinical Associates, and Clinical Professors will be considered.

Requirements

• Training in emergency medicine and palliative care, as described for the dual-trained team.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Medicine/Palliative Care Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Assess and attend to patients who enter the hospital’s emergency room.
• Immediately treat injuries, infections, and other conditions to stabilize patients.
• Request medical tests, create treatment plans, and recommend patients to appropriate specialists.
• Provide dedicated palliative care consultations in the emergency department.
• Collaborate with the emergency department team and the broader palliative care and hospice team to care for seriously ill patients.
• Support medical decision-making, symptom management, and the psychosocial needs of patients and families in the emergency department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed