Palliative Care Physician
Company: WMCHealth
Location: Valhalla
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
Job Summary: We are seeking a Palliative Care physician to
provide inpatient and outpatient specialist palliative care
services to patients with serious illness as part of the
Westchester Medical Center Palliative Care Section. Under the
supervision of the Palliative Medicine Section Chief, the physician
will work with a multidisciplinary palliative care team including
nurse practitioners, social worker , and chaplain in providing
specialist level palliative care. Job Responsibilities:
- Provides inpatient and outpatient palliative care services to
patients with serious illness at Westchester Medical Center
- Assists with development of an ambulatory palliative medicine
practice
- Provides comprehensive assessment and management of pain and
other symptoms in the setting of serious illness
- Conducts advance care planning and goals of care discussions
with patients and families.
- Facilitates access to appropriate supportive care services
- Teaches principles of palliative care to other hospital staff
as part of hospital wide palliative care educational
initiatives
- Provides precepting and supervision of fellows, residents and
medical students participating in palliative care clinical
rotations
- Participates in Palliative Medicine Section quality improvement
projects and other initiatives Qualifications / Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited medical school (MD/DO)
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative
Medicine with fellowship desired or at least 2 years experience in
palliative care
- Unrestricted NYS medical licensure , or the ability to obtain
one About Us: WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system
headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven
campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley.
WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000
attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma
Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an
academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of
specialized institutes and centers, a state of the art Telemedicine
program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare
services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York
State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated
healthcare in the Hudson Valley. For more information, visit
WMCHealth.org . Other: WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to
provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older),
marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability
(mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military
service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic
violence victim status or any other status protected by federal,
state, or local law.
Keywords: WMCHealth, Westfield , Palliative Care Physician, Healthcare , Valhalla, Massachusetts
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