Palliative Care Physician
Where
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Salary Range (Annual Salary)
$125,000 - $315,000
Description
The Palliative Care Team at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center is looking for a full time physician to join our team. This position specializes in providing comprehensive, holistic care to veterans experiencing serious illness across the continuum of care.
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Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES
The Palliative Care Physician specializes in providing comprehensive, holistic care to veterans experiencing serious illness across the continuum of care. This involves conducting medical assessments, developing personalized care plans, managing medications and non-pharmacological methods for palliating symptoms related to serious illness, and coordinating with other health care providers to ensure veterans receive care that addresses their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
The duties of the Palliative Care physician include:
-Managing medications to palliate symptoms related to serious illness such as pain, dyspnea, nausea, agitation, anxiety, and other symptoms
-Ensuring clear communication of medical information and options for care and treatments to assist Veterans and their families in navigating the complexity that often accompanies serious illness
-Coordinating care across different care settings by facilitating communication among providers
-Providing education and support to patients and their families regarding serious illness and end-of-life issues
-Facilitating advance care planning and conversations about care preferences to ensure the care being provided is aligned with the goals and preferences of Veterans
-Participating in interdisciplinary team meetings and contributing to care planning
-Documenting patient care activities and maintaining accurate medical records as per facility policy
-Precepting Palliative Care and Geriatrics fellows and participating in relevant activities of the fellowship programs
-Precepting and teaching Penn medical students who have chosen elective rotations on the Palliative Care service
-Providing direct supervision, education, monitoring, and feedback to trainees and other professional staff
-Serving as a member of the organized medical staff, participating in staff meetings, and ensuring adherence to medical center policies, bylaws, rules, and regulations
-Ensuring that performance objectives established by VACO, VISN, and the local facility are met
-Ensuring that clinical protocols, utilization review, case management, quality assurance, and compliance programs are followed and feedback for improvement are provided
-Ensuring compliance with facility policy for timely completion of progress notes, consults, and encounters
-Creating and participating in educational activities including continuing medical education programs
-Remaining knowledgeable about the policies and programs of public health agencies and community services which affect VA patient care
-Acting as the organization's medical representative in the community through committees including Veteran Community Partnerships
-Maintaining a professional relationship with all staff and Veterans in the Medical Center in a consistently courteous, cooperative, and collaborative way
-Demonstrating the ability to adjust to a change in work schedule and demands as required by consult volume as well as mandated changes per local and national directives
At the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMJCVAMC), the Palliative Care Physician may rotate as the Attending Physician primarily through the inpatient Palliative Care consult service and the outpatient clinic which includes in-person and telehealth Veteran encounters. Although the Hospice Clinical Director is the primary provider in the Hospice Unit of the CLC, there may also be clinical time on service in the Hospice Unit in the CLC as needed for coverage.
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in an empathetic, culturally sensitive, and accessible manner
- Ethical Integrity: Commitment to the highest standards of professional conduct, confidentiality, and integrity in all aspects of patient care
- Decision-Making: Ability to make sound clinical and ethical judgments under pressure
- Compassion: Demonstrates sensitivity, understanding, and empathy
- Cultural Competence: Commitment to providing culturally competent care and respecting diverse backgrounds and beliefs
- Adaptability: Flexibility in adapting to changing clinical situations, work schedules, regulatory environments, and advances in hospice care-
- Technological Proficiency: Comfortable using electronic health records (EHR), telemedicine platforms, and other digital healthcare tools
AGE, DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS.
Provides care and/or services appropriate to the age of the patients being served, which is appropriate to the cognitive; emotional, and chronological maturation of the patient. Assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age- specific needs and to provide care needed as described in the services' policies and procedures.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 am thru 4:30 pm
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Attn: Jenna Rosania
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (215) 240-2763