Hospice / Palliative Medicine Physician

Overview

JOB SPECIFICS

OSF HealthCare is hiring a compassionate, board-certified, or board-eligible Hospice and Palliative Care Physician to join our interdisciplinary team, which includes three physicians, eleven advanced practice nurses, and three social workers.

The role encompasses providing inpatient consultation services, a significant educational component, requires competence in symptom management, and effective goals of care conversations. Top candidates for this role will demonstrate a commitment to practicing high-quality and cost-effective care.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide inpatient consultation services in hospice and palliative care settings, ensuring patients receive holistic care.
• Work in parallel and collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team of advanced practice nurses and social workers to deliver coordinated patient care.
• Have symptom management competencies, customizing interventions to meet individual patients with advanced illnesses.
• Facilitate goals of care conversations with patients and their families, navigating complex decision-making processes with empathy and clarity.
• Engage in the education and mentorship of medical students, residents, and fellows to promote excellence in hospice and palliative care.
• Practice and advocate for high-quality and cost-effective care, aiming to optimize resource utilization while striving for the best patient outcomes.
• Participate in weekend call coverage approximately once every two months.
• Preferred : Fellowship experience in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Potential opportunity to extend the outreach and impact of the program to Transitional Care Hospital.
• Adult palliative care physicians have opportunities to collaborate with our pediatric palliative care.

BENEFITS & PERKS

OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes :

Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge

Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.

THE COMMUNITY Peoria, Illinois

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served.

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Us

Physician Recruiter : Leah Olsen

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