Outpatient Palliative Care Physician

Job Title: Outpatient Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO)

Position Summary:
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Outpatient Palliative Care Physician to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with serious or life-limiting illnesses. This physician will focus on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and coordination of care in an outpatient clinic setting, working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and manage patients with serious or chronic illnesses in an outpatient palliative care setting.
• Provide expert symptom management, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
• Conduct goals-of-care conversations and advance care planning, including discussions regarding prognosis and treatment preferences.
• Collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Support patients and families with complex medical decision-making and care coordination.
• Refer and coordinate with hospice services and community resources as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and continuing medical education.

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of residency training in a relevant specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, or related field).
• Board certification or eligibility in Palliative Medicine or primary specialty; fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.
• Active medical license to practice in the state of employment.
• Strong communication skills, empathy, and experience managing complex chronic illness.

Work Environment:

• Outpatient clinic setting with potential for interdisciplinary team-based care.
• Primarily weekday schedule with limited or no inpatient responsibilities.
• Collaborative and supportive clinical environment.

Must maintain state certification and/or licensure.