Palliative Care Physician

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Job Description

Education & Licensure

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution
• Completion of residency training in Internal Medicine Family Medicine Anesthesiology Neurology or a related applicable specialty
• Subspecialty fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) from an ACGME-accredited program required
• Board certification or board eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABMS or AOA)
• Current and unrestricted medical licensure in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and DEA license or eligibility to obtain

Experience

• 2 years of post-fellowship clinical experience in palliative medicine and/or supportive oncology strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in the clinical management of cancer-related pain symptom burden and psycho-oncology
• Experience in outpatient supportive oncology and/or palliative care clinic settings within a comprehensive cancer center environment is desirable
• Prior experience working within an interprofessional team model including APPs nursing social work chaplaincy and pharmacy

Knowledge Skills & Attributes

• Broad working knowledge of evidence-based approaches to cancer pain management palliative symptom control goals-of-care communication and psycho-oncology
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration with patients families and multidisciplinary oncology colleagues
• Commitment to excellence in patient safety the patient and family experience and the delivery of compassionate high-quality care
• Dedication to the academic mission including teaching mentorship and scholarly activity
• Unwavering commitment to Jeffersons four-pillar mission: clinical care academics (teaching/research) innovation and philanthropy

Major Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide high-quality evidence-based outpatient consultative and longitudinal clinical care to patients with cancer experiencing pain complex symptom burden and other supportive care needs across Jefferson New and SKCCC enterprise sites
• Partner with hematology/oncology teams disease-focused multidisciplinary groups and other departments to ensure seamless integrated supportive care is embedded throughout the cancer care continuum
• Conduct timely and thorough new patient consultations and follow-up visits documenting care in accordance with institutional standards and regulatory requirements
• Adhere to Standards of Professional Care division clinical policies and SKCCC Enterprise Quality Committee guidelines to minimize care variation and optimize patient outcomes
• Support and participate in goals-of-care conversations advance care planning and transitions of care including hospice referral when appropriate

Academic Educational & Scientific Responsibilities

• Participate in the divisions educational activities including teaching medical students residents fellows APPs and nurses across Jeffersons academic programs
• Engage in and support clinical research within the Division of Supportive Oncology contributing to the expansion of the divisions research portfolio
• Contribute to the development and implementation of supportive oncology clinical trials in alignment with SKCCC Multidisciplinary Disease Groups
• Pursue academic productivity through peer-reviewed publications conference presentations and/or grant activity consistent with faculty rank and divisional expectations
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within the division and broader cancer service line

Institutional & Departmental Citizenship

• Attend and actively participate in required divisional departmental and SKCCC meetings as designated by the Enterprise Director and Department Chair
• Uphold standards of collegiality professional behavior and institutional citizenship across all functional areas and Jefferson campuses
• Support the divisions commitment to diversity equity and inclusion consistent with Departmental and SKCCC policies and the Vice Chair for Diversity Programs initiatives
• Perform such other related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Enterprise Director Supportive Oncology or the Department Chair

Working Conditions

• Primarily outpatient clinical setting across Jefferson New Jersey and SKCCC enterprise sites; inpatient consultative coverage may be optional depending on divisional need
• Regular travel between Jefferson New Jersey sites may be expected
• On-call responsibilities to be determined by division leadership in accordance with divisional staffing model

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Primary Location Address

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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