Palliative Care Physician

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (HMFP)

Boston, Massachusetts, US
Base: $185,000 - $250,000; bonus/equity: performan...
Interdisciplinary team collaboration
Complex symptom management
Facilitation of decision-making
The interdisciplinary program includes physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and chaplains, working closely with various specialties to provide clinical care and education

Job Summary

  • The interdisciplinary program includes physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and chaplains, working closely with various specialties to provide clinical care and education.
  • The role involves inpatient palliative care consultation and potentially up to 20% clinical effort in a palliative care clinic, focusing on complex symptom management and decision-making facilitation.
  • Opportunities exist for participating in quality improvement projects, developing educational interventions, collaborating with research, and taking on administrative or educational leadership responsibilities.

Matching Summary

The interdisciplinary program includes physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and chaplains, working closely with various specialties to provide clinical care and education.

Salary

Base: $185,000 - $250,000; Bonus/Equity: Performance-based incentives, bonuses for productivity and quality; Benefits: Comprehensive and generous employee benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement plan(s)

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Interdisciplinary team collaboration
  • Complex symptom management
  • Facilitation of decision-making
  • Bedside teaching to referring teams
  • Quality improvement projects

Nice-to-have

  • Passion for interdisciplinary teams
  • Academic appointment
  • Scholarly activity
  • Administrative leadership responsibilities

Key Requirements

  • Board-certified/eligible in Internal Medicine
  • Board-certified/eligible in Palliative Care
  • Massachusetts state licensure
  • Federal DEA
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substance Certificate

Work Rights

Not specified

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