Physician Palliative Medicine Medical Directorship Palos Heights and Orland Park IL
Physician Palliative Medicine Medical Directorship Palos Heights and Orland Park IL
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Job Description
Northwestern Medicine is seeking a boardcertified Palliative Medicine physician to lead an existing Palliative Medicine Team. Northwestern Medicine is the premier provider of healthcare services in Chicagos west northwest and south suburbs and offers competitive compensation and benefits within a physician led work environment.
Components of the existing program include:
- 4 APRNs and 1 SW.
- EPIC electronic medical record system wide
- Opportunity to collaborate with all oncology disciplines
- Tight integration with the Robert H Lurie Cancer Center
- Clinical Assistant Professor (or higher) academic appointment
Job Expectations:
- Actively participates in process improvement related to system and department goals.
- Leads interdisciplinary team
- Actively participates in process improvement related to system and department goals.
- Educates hospital staff on benefits of palliative medicine practices.
- Works with leaders throughout the hospital to advance program goals.
- Consults: inpatient and outpatient.
- Provide medical care related to symptom management.
- Develop and facilitates goals of care for patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Participate in Tumor Boards.
- Participate in Oncology Quality Committee / Cancer Committee.
- Serve as collaborating physician to advanced practice providers.
- Follow patients in outpatient clinics weekly.
- EPIC electronic health record system wide.
Qualifications :
BC/BE
Additional Information :
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
