Palliative Care Physician

Our Vision and Where You Fit In:

Centra values integrity excellence respect and diversity. As we pursue our mission to improve the health and quality of life for the communities we serve we want to make certain we consistently reflect each of these values in our service and interactions with our patients their loved ones and others. We continue to demonstrate excellence as our leapfrog scores and gains over the past two years are impressive! You will find our nonprofit providerled health system to be an organization that encourages collaboration new ideas and success. Every employee has a “voice” here at Centra and our “just cause” initiative ensures that each person will be heard.

Our location is ideal. Positioned in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and less than 20 minutes from the Appalachian trail you will be surrounded by beauty and endless opportunities for outdoor adventures. Our hospitality is notable. Our dedication to our mission of inspiring hope and advancing health and healing is ongoing. You can thrive and make a difference here at Centra!

Our Practice

We are growing our outpatient services! The ideal candidate would be adept with community outreach and relational. In our practice both patients and their families help us decide on goals of care. We help these patients advocate for the best care. Much of our referral base is from our own oncology group related to cancer diagnosis. Others come from primary care pulmonology etc. throughout Centra and the community. We have a very supportive staff that will triage calls for patient needs work up refill requests ensuring compliance and safety and handle other clerical duties such as scheduling calls and checkins.

You Can Expect:

• Collaborative compassionate team of 2 MDs and 4 APPs
• 0.9 Clinical/0.1 Admin
• Hospital Employed
• 3 Days in Clinic and 1.5 Community Based Home Care
• Participates with Groups in the Community

Physician Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Upfront Bonuses
• Up to 100K Student Loan Reimbursement
• Up to 10K Relocation Assistance
• $7500 CME allowance plus 5 Days
• 403 (b) and 457 (b)tax deferred savings plan; immediate vested employer contribution match
• Health Dental Vision and Supplemental Insurance Options
• Sponsorship Available

Required Qualifications

• Completion of Palliative Care Fellowship
• Completion of Medical Degree and Residency Training in Related Specialty
• MD/DO with Certification by American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board in Physician's Primary Specialty.
• BC/BE

About Centra Medical Group

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is composed of 500 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers and serves over 250000 central and southern Virginians. CMG offers an integrated healthcare system including 4 hospitals 5 regional medical centers 70 physician practices including primary care medical and surgical specialists. At Centra Medical Group you will find the kind of leadership (physicianled) and partnerships necessary to thrive in today’s healthcare marketplace. CMG fosters a vibrant collaborative team environment with a strong priority on physician satisfaction.

Centra is continuing to grow with plans to expand into a larger campus in the next few years. These plans include the construction of a new specialty office building which will house the Brain and Spine programs along with other surgical specialists. In addition a new 5story patient care tower will house an additional 100 patients at Lynchburg General Hospital. The LGH Emergency Department will be replaced and incorporated as part of the new Northeast Tower. The new Emergency department will include 71 treatment rooms five trauma bays and four imaging rooms. Enhancements will include a split flow model of care to expedite and enhance patient experience of care an integrated EmPATH psychiatric patient space super track/imaging/results lounge and improved connectivity and utilization of the ED observation unit.

Our Community

Located in the heart of Virginia Lynchburg is a thriving city known for its history outdoor beauty and quality of life. It is big enough to offer amenities such as convenient air and Amtrack service yet small enough to be free of traffic congestion and urban crime rates. Lynchburg is conveniently located along the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia just three hours from Washington D.C. and coastal beaches and only minutes from lakefront communities mountaintop trails and ski slopes. There are two lakes within 40 miles of the area (Smith Mountain and Leesville) where lake lovers can enjoy boating prime time fishing and scenic views. The multitude of trails surrounding the Peaks of Otter located off the Blue Ridge Parkway are perfect for those who enjoy camping and hiking. The Lynchburg area provides a broad range of housing options acclaimed schools a vibrant arts community and temperate weather. Our community is surrounded by four universities and colleges providing diversity in the community and opportunity for undergraduate and graduate education.

EOE

Our caregivers at Centra are the most valuable asset we have and it is our mission and commitment to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive environment.
When recruiting and retaining talent at Centra our hiring needs are based on matching a candidates job qualifications with our job requirements and department needs without regard to race color age religion or belief national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Centra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Be yourself. Be a partner with Centra