Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship

Program Director – Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship

Valley Health System in affiliation with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is actively recruiting a Program Director for Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship. This position presents the opportunity to design, develop and operate a new training program as well as maintain a clinical practice at VHS.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and operate a new training program.
• Maintain a clinical practice.
• Provide quality education in a clinical environment, serving diverse patients.
• Contribute to peer reviewed journals and work with residents to foster scholarly activity.
• Assist with program growth and maintain a broad scope of practice to meet the needs of the Fellowship program and the community at large.
• Spend 80% of time performing clinical duties and 20% performing administrative duties as the fellowship program director.

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine.
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in New Jersey.
• Board certification in Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine.
• Minimum 3 years of Graduate Medical Education experience, GME leadership preferred.
• Maintain CME credit hours required for board certification and/or hospital staff privileges.
• Maintain up-to-date credentials: CV, license, DEA, CDS, Board Certification, and documentation of hospital admitting privileges.
• Proven relationship‑building skills with physicians and other key stakeholders.
• Problem resolution and strong analytical abilities.
• Integrity and the ability to lead change and build consensus.
• Solid clinical and data‑related analytical skills.
• Serve as a role model for collegiality and collaboration across the organization.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary range $210,000–$220,000.
• Competitive compensation models including generous wRVU productivity incentive.
• Uncapped comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability, 401(k) and 457(b) retirement plans.
• Paid holidays, PTO, CME allowance and dedicated CME time.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Relocation allowance.
• Non‑profit health system; eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program.
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D (Full Time Employees).
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans.
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support).
• 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness.
• Retirement Plan, Tuition Assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount.
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities.

Location: Valley Hospital-Paramus, Shift Day (United States of America).

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