PALLIATIVE CARE PHYSICIAN

The Palliative Care Service at Montefiore Medical Center, Academic Center for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is seeking a full-time Palliative Care Physician to join our team. The Palliative Medicine Physician will work within an interdisciplinary team to provide inpatient consultation to patients with serious illness who are seeking assistance with advanced symptom management, clarifying goals of care, addressing end of life issues and care, and transition planning. Consults will be provided to all types of admissions including medical, surgical, and ICU as well as in the ED and will augment care provided by the medical and surgical teams. Our Palliative Medicine Physicians work directly with the patient and their families and caregivers, and their hospital and specialty providers, to create a customized plan of care.

As part of an academic program, the Palliative Medicine Physician will be member of the academic team in shaping the education and training and improving care model through active participation in process and quality improvement, will be an ambassador in promoting awareness, knowledge, and skill in delivering palliative care throughout the organization. As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence-breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care.

Montefiore is ranked among the top hospitals nationally and regionally byU.S. News & World Report. For more than 100 years we have been innovating new treatments, new procedures and new approaches to patient care, producing stellar outcomes and raising the bar for medical centers in the region and around the world. As we build on this momentum, we continue to advance the practice of medicine and set the standard for excellence.

Enduring Mission and Distinguished History:

The mission of Montefiore is to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

Qualifications:

• Ideal candidate will have completed a Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. BE/BC in Palliative Care
• All applicants must possess a full range of clinical skills and an interest in working with an innovative faculty practice.
• Experience working in an interdisciplinary team delivering Palliative Care Medicine.
• All applicants must have an unrestricted New York State Medical License and Federally Issued DEA license.

Benefits

• Benefits include: Full malpractice indemnification (including tail coverage), medical/dental/vision benefits, 401(k) & employer-paid retirement contributions, paid vacation, CME, long-term disability.

To apply or learn more about this position, contact Senior Recruiter, John C. Pinto at 718.920.2937 or email: jpinto@montefiore.org

Department: Medicine Bargaining Unit:Non UnionCampus:MOSES Employment Status:Regular Full-TimeAddress:111 East 210th Street, Bronx

Shift:DayScheduled Hours:HOURS VARYReq ID:123621

Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history ofdisability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status,or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

N/A; #GD-JP; #LI-JP1