PALLIATIVE CARE PHYSICIAN - GERIATRICS & EXTENDED CARE

Physician Opportunity In Palliative Care

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital is recruiting for a full-time Physician for a vacancy in Palliative Care Department within Service-line of Geriatrics and Extended Care. Previous experience in Palliative Care and Hospice is highly desirable. Physician must be palliative fellowship trained and board certified or board eligible for Palliative Care. The Palliative Care physician will provide inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care consultation services. This will include assisting in goals of care conversations with Veterans and their families, assessing and treating symptoms related to chronic illness. Provides oversight to Medical University of South Carolina medical trainees rotating with service.

Job Requirements/Clinical Functions:

• Responds to hospital-wide inpatient and outpatient Palliative Care consults and e-consults within appropriate timeframes.
• Initiates and collaborates on goals of care conversations with primary providers and patients/families to discuss code status, advance directives, psychosocial and spiritual needs; documents goals of care discussions appropriately.
• Serves as a subject matter expert regarding hospice and palliative care; leads and promotes educational initiatives and teaching sessions to train and educate primary care and specialty staff.
• Participates in developing and conducting quality improvement projects within the facility.
• Provides Palliative Care tele-medicine services to CBOCS/outpatient clinics associated with Charleston Medical Center; follows and remains available to Clinic patient panel as needed.
• Attends and participates in hospital committee meetings and initiatives related to specialty such as delegated by leadership/service line chief.
• There may be a need for intermittent coverage of aspects of the Geriatrics Service in times of need.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm (Subject to change based on agency needs).