Medical Director for Adult Palliative Care - Faculty Physician - Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Apply NowCompany: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Location: Philadelphia, PA 19120
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The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University is seeking a new Ambulatory Palliative Care Provider!
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Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's 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 8,300 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.
The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University is seeking a new Ambulatory Palliative Care Provider!
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Directing and providing supervision for RN's who will be managing patient care
- Provide supervision for RNs who do home visits
- Deliver longitudinal care for patients through ambulatory, telehealth, and home-based palliative care services within the Department of Family and Community Medicine.
- Provide expert-level care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team (including SW, RN, APP, PharmD, etc.) to address the physical, psychological, spiritual, and emotional needs of patients with serious illness.
- Facilitate the clarification and development of patient and family goals of care.
- Improve awareness of and access to palliative care services among patients, families, and clinicians.
- Collaborate with inpatient palliative care consultative services to ensure smooth transitions of patient care
- Collaborate with and provide supervision to advance practice clinicians (NP/PA)
- Responsible for coordinating with population health for palliative care initiatives
- Provide teaching and mentoring to rotating medical students, residents, and fellows in the Jefferson system
- Collaborate with specialists (oncologists, pulmonologists, etc) and primary care physicians to ensure optimal patient care
- Exhibit expert-level, compassionate bedside manners and communication skills.
- Collaborate with other team members to promote quality and process improvement and program development
- Exhibit competency using the EMR effectively and efficiently
- Call will be shared by other physicians or APPs in the group or enterprise-wide if the first clinician at a site
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited MD or DO program
- Completed accredited residency program (IM, FM preferred for outpatient positions)
- BC/BE in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Fellowship preferred
- Current medical license is in good standing in Pennsylvania (or NJ for NJ positions)
- DEA license
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's 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 8,300 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.