Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice Physician
Where
Dell Children's Medical Center
Austin, TX, United States
Description
Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas is hiring a Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Physician!
As a Pediatric Palliative Care Physician, you will join a deeply committed, well-established interdisciplinary team to provide compassionate, holistic care for children and families navigating serious illnesses. Dell Children's is the only pediatric hospice program centered within a children's hospital in Texas.
*Deliver comprehensive palliative and hospice care across inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings to ensure continuous comfort and the highest quality of life for patients and families.
*Collaborate with a diverse interdisciplinary team—including nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, and child life specialists—to wrap comprehensive clinical and emotional support around families in Central Texas.
*Shape the future of the field by teaching and mentoring medical students, pediatric residents, and adult palliative care fellows through our academic partnership with Dell Medical School.
*Champion innovative programs like our perinatal palliative care and pediatric hospice initiatives to meet the unique, sensitive needs of families from the very beginning of their journey.
*Provide leadership and vision for Dell Children's at Home perinatal pediatric hospice and palliative care program.
*Call coverage is 1 in 3 at home call
About the Hospital
*Dell Children's Medical Center has been recognized for its exceptional pediatric care, earning seven national specialty rankings in the U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Children's Hospitals list.
*As the clinical partner site for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, we play an active role in the education and training of future physicians.
*Dell Children's, the only Pediatric Level I Trauma Center in the region, serves 46 Counties.
*Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system
Why Physicians Choose Ascension
*Physician-led, collaborative culture
*Long-term practice stability
*National network with local autonomy
*Mission-centered care rooted in service
Apply
Attn: Lydia Terry
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (512) 751-8144