Hospitalist (Part time, .4), Pallative Care

The PANDA Palliative Care Team is looking for a Pediatric Palliative Care Physician to join the team at Childrens National Hospital in Washington DC. The PANDA Palliative Care Team serves the prenatal infants children adolescents and young adult population with serious illness and their families. Our mission is to prevent reduce and ease suffering as well as help children and their families cope with the stress of managing complex medical care. We are one of the only pediatric specific palliative care groups in the Washington DC Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area. Faculty appointments are available through George Washington University.

The faculty physician is responsible for the care of patients in the hospital and clinics as well as research educational and advocacy initiatives as determined by the Division Chief and/or the Center leadership.

Interested applicants please email your CV and cover letter to:

Minimum Education
Medical Doctor (M.D.) Medical degree from an accredited medical school (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
0 years (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of current principles methods and procedures for the delivery of medical evaluation diagnosis and treatment in the area of expertise.
Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Ability to function independently in evaluating patient problems and developing a plan for patient care.
Ability to incorporate ethical concepts into patient care and discuss these with the patient family and other members of the health care team.
Ability to supervise advice and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
Ability to maintain quality safety and/or infection control standards.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to Continuing Medical Education and remains current on the developments and progress in his/her subspecialty.
Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Fully licensed and credentialed attending staff category physician on the medical staff of Childrens National Medical Center (Required) Board certified or eligible for board certification in primary practice specialty (Required)
Board certification in relevant secondary specialty (Preferred)

Functional Accountabilities
Commitment to World Class Care

• Provide clinical services for patients at Childrens Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical professional and timely manner.

• Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care customer service and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication.

• Provide on-call services as determined by the division leadership.

• Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate.

• Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.

• Respond to team members and outside medical providers in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to trainees expectations regarding patient updates and notifications of significant clinical changes and encourages questions from trainees.

Commitment to Advocacy

• Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy to promote population-based pediatric health and well being.

• Teach patients and families about treatment prevention and care enhancement techniques.

• Participate in specific health promotion education and/or prevention programs.

• Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy that promotes population-based pediatric health and well being.

Commitment to Research

• Conduct research of significant scientific value in the clinical and translational science area(s) relevant to his/her practice specialty.

• Participate in reviewing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

• Publish in peer-reviewed scientific quality and management journals.

• Submit applications for grants or contracts for funding of research projects.

• Participate in research committees workshop special interest groups etc.

Commitment to Education

• Participate in CNMCs medical education programs through learning activities with colleagues and trainees.

• Participate as appropriate in hospital/university wide educational programs.

• Participate as appropriate in local regional and national educational efforts.

• Provide timely feedback to trainees.

• Ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.

• Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively

Commitment to Quality & Compliance

• Follow established bylaws policies and procedures continuous quality improvement objectives and safety environmental and/or infection control standards.

• Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO other regulatory bodies and/or the Medical Staff Bylaws Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures include complete clinical charge documentation.

• Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement.

• Cooperate and participate in the development implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice judgment and quality of care; Participate as a member of special care teams Medical Staff and hospital committees.

• Review and prepare protocol for use by staff. Evaluate patient care according to adopted protocol and Quality Assurance program criteria. Participate in evaluation of peers and support staff; acknowledge and report medical and/or other errors as well as participate in efforts to prevent them.