Staff Physician

The Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Physician. We seek to add to our growing, interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine team. The Staff Physician will provide high-quality, compassionate care on our well-established inpatient consult service and outpatient clinics. 

 Job Functions:

• Develops and carries out a comprehensive medical treatment plan addressing biological, psychological, andsociocultural domains.

• Performs physical assessment of patients in a logical and respectful manner.

• Prescribes medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients.

• Gathers essential and accurate information through the review of pertinent records and interviews with the patient, family members, caregivers, and other health professionals.

• Reports to the responsible physician and complies with policy co-sig.

• Reports hazardous or unsafe conditions, equipment malfunction, and supply instrumentation inadequacies to appropriate personnel.

• Reports all Quality Assurance (QA) incidences, including mediation errors, to responsible physician using department guidelines.

• Assumes responsibility for increasing knowledge and expertise by attending continuing educational offerings.

• Makes informed decisions about interventions based on patient information and preference, up-to-date scientific evidence in the field, and clinical judgment.

• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal and state guidelines and regulations.

• Palliative Medicine consultation for hospitalized patients on any service at UHealth Tower

• Outpatient clinical ambulatory setting at multiple satellites in Dade and Broward County

• Serve as attending at Vitas in-patient unit

• On-call coverage nights and weekends as scheduled

• Work in collaboration with the APPs and ancillary support

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Education:

M.D. or D.O. in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

• Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine 

• Board Certified or Eligible in Palliative Medicine (must obtain board certification within 2 years of hire)

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.

• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.

• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.

• Commitment to the University’s core values.