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Center To Advance Palliative

Hospitalist Physician - Palliative Care

Center To Advance Palliative, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27703

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Overview

Job Location: Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital and Hock Pavilion Palliative Medicine physicians in the Palliative Care Department provide clinical care for adult and pediatric patients admitted at Duke University Health System hospitals, support surgical and specialty services through consultative palliative medicine practice, and teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations. Responsibilities

Engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of professional responsibility within the Department. Assess, evaluate, provide pain and symptom management, develop care plans and modifications, and make therapeutic recommendations, including goals of care planning and medical decision making and end-of-life comfort care. Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to communicate patient status and care plans, and foster an open, visitor-friendly hospital environment. Maintain extensive and ongoing communications with primary medical teams as well as external hospice agencies involved in care of patients discharged on hospice. Participate in day-to-day patient contact, rounding, and care management, incorporating input from all members of the interdisciplinary team. Ensure accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records to comply with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements. Contribute to a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align efforts with Palliative Care initiatives. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

Graduate of an accredited MD or DO medical school. Hospice/Palliative Care fellowship preferred. License

Unrestricted medical license issued by the NC Medical Board (NCMB). DEA License – federal and state prescriptive authority. Certification

Board Certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) or Internal Medicine (ABIM) or Pediatrics (ABP). Subspecialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine certification preferred. Experience

Hospitalist and/or Palliative Care experience preferred; new graduates welcome. Job Hours

Full-time. The majority of clinical responsibilities are dayshift/Weekdays, with some overnight (phone) call and occasional on-site weekend coverage.

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