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Palliative Medicine Physician

Employer
Providence
Location
Portland, Oregon
Posted Date
May 13, 2021
Reference
15805

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Specialty
Palliative Care
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

As a physician with Providence Connections Palliative Care, you'll join an established interdisciplinary care team providing inpatient consult service at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. In this role, you'll be working closely with nurses, social workers and specialists while caring for patients with life-limiting illness. Successful candidates will have completed a Hospice and Palliative fellowship program and be board-certified through AAHPM. Providence Connections Palliative Care is part of a growing, integrated Home and Community Services program which collaborates with Hospice, Home Health and Geriatrics as well as community-based practitioners to care for patients and their families. - Full-time at 1.0 FTE, 5 days per week - Monday to Friday, daytime hours - Interdisciplinary care team of physicians, registered nurses, social workers and chaplains - Collaborative relationships with referring physicians - This role is largely located at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, though will be expected to float to other locations/hospitals/clinics on occasion - Guaranteed salary, quality incentive, and CME funds & hours - Relocation assistance available

Where You'll Work

Providence Connections is a Palliative Care consultation service for patients living with a serious illness. This interdisciplinary group helps patients and their families find needed resources to control symptoms associated with their illness and maximize quality of life, all while providing compassionate support. Teams of physicians, nurse practitioners, Palliative Care nurses, clinical social workers and chaplains work collaboratively with all members of patients' care teams to provide holistic care.

Where You'll Live

Portland is rich in character and culture, with strong neighborhood identities and community bonds that defy its population of 2.3 million. Home of the Portland Trail Blazers, "Rip City" is ranked No. 8 in the Best Places to Live by U.S. News & World Report, based on its high quality of life and thriving job market. A foodie mecca, Portland is ideally situated between waterfalls, beaches, Mt. Hood skiing and hiking trails, forests and the Columbia River Gorge.

Who You'll Work For

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission - to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

Job ID Number: 15805

Company

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission – to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

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