Provide outpatient and inpatient palliative care for patients with cancer, with a strong emphasis on symptom management and supportive medicine across the treatment trajectory. The role includes telehealth, ambulatory clinic visits, partial inpatient coverage, and interdisciplinary care coordination. You will work closely with oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, and supportive care teams while helping build a growing ambulatory program.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide palliative and symptom-focused care for patients with cancer in outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Conduct ambulatory consults and follow-up visits, including telemedicine encounters.
- Coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncology specialists.
- Manage inpatient supportive medicine consults and follow-ups, including weekday and weekend coverage.
- Partner with social work and interdisciplinary staff to support patient-centered care.
- Contribute to the development and growth of a new ambulatory supportive medicine program.
- Use clinical administrative time to support program, documentation, and care coordination needs.
Required
- M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
- Board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
- Eligible for, or able to obtain, an unrestricted California medical license.
- Oncology or hematology experience.
- At least 5 years of postgraduate experience in outpatient and/or inpatient palliative care.
Preferred
- Academic appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level.
- Experience collaborating with hematology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgery teams.
- Experience launching or growing clinical programs.
- Strong track record in outpatient and inpatient palliative care.
Benefits & Perks
- Excellent benefits package.
- Generous retirement contribution plan.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Base salary range of $275,000 to $375,000, depending on rank.
- Approximately half of outpatient practice is telemedicine.
- Social work support on site.