Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician

Palliative Care Physician
Palliative Care

Full-Time Monday-Friday No Call

About the Role

Saint Peter's Healthcare System is seeking a board-certified Palliative Care Physician to join our inpatient palliative care service. In this full-time, weekday role, you will provide expert symptom management, guide complex goals-of-care conversations, and support patients and families facing serious illness. This position offers a predictable Monday-Friday schedule with no night, weekend, or call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultation for adult patients with serious or life-limiting illness
• Manage pain and non-pain symptoms, including complex symptom burden at end of life
• Lead goals-of-care, advance care planning, and code status discussions with patients and families
• Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, oncologists, and other specialists to align care plans with patient values
• Work within an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, and care coordinators
• Support transitions to hospice, home-based care, and post-acute settings
• Participate in quality improvement, education, and program development initiatives

What We Offer

• Inpatient Full-time opportunity, Monday-Friday schedule with no call
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative, mission-driven environment within a Catholic, community-based academic healthcare system
• Opportunity to help grow and shape the palliative care program
• CME allowance, malpractice coverage, over 44 days off, great perks

About Saint Peter's Healthcare System

Saint Peter's Healthcare System is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare system in Central New Jersey, known for compassionate, high-quality care and a commitment to serving diverse communities.

Requirements:

• MD or DO from an accredited institution
• Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Completion of residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another ABMS-recognized primary specialty
• Eligible for New Jersey medical licensure and DEA registration
• Strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centered approach
• Commitment to culturally sensitive, whole-person care

Full-time compensation at Saint Peter's Healthcare System ranges from 125 000.00 USD, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, years of experience, academic and administrative appointment, and pre-established metrics on productivity/patient engagement/quality. The compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future Apply