Palliative Care Physician
Where
The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente)
Sacramento, CA, United States
Description
We are currently seeking a fellowship trained BC/BE Palliative Care physician at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento. Our department includes a transdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers and chaplains covering both inpatient and outpatient palliative care. Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento is a Level 2 Trauma Center, which serves a highly diverse patient population and provides a wide range of specialty services including critical care, oncology, cardiovascular, and stroke care.
This opportunity is a full-time position, covering a mix of both inpatient and outpatient settings. Coverage is mainly Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm with some weekends. There is also an optional opportunity to pick up extra shifts on nights and weekends while working from home to cover the regional after hours palliative care call center if interested, but this is not required. This shareholder track position offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package.
In addition, Sacramento was recently ranked the #1 best city to live in California according to Forbes. Sacramento is centrally located and only a couple hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, the Sierra Mountains and Lake Tahoe, and the Napa Valley. This is a family-friendly city, which offers a reasonable cost of living in the Farm-to-Fork Capital of America. Enjoy a wide array of activities including famers markets, museums, parks, trails, lakes, historical sites, professional sports teams, wineries, breweries, and diverse restaurants.
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Attn: Janelle Minter, MD
E-mail: janelle.minter@kp.org