Chief of Pediatric Palliative Care

Hackensack University Medical Center is seeking a Chief, Pediatric Pain & Palliative Care to direct and oversee the Pediatric Palliative Care section. In this leadership role, the clinician will provide clinical support for inpatient consultations, guide administrative and budget development, and spearhead educational, outreach, and research initiatives. The successful candidate will join a prominent teaching and research hospital dedicated to excellence in patient care.

Practice Info

• 775-bed, not-for-profit teaching, tertiary care, and research hospital

• Located in northern New Jersey, just 12 miles west of New York City

• Pediatric Palliative Care Section within the Children's Hospital

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support for inpatient Palliative Care consultation for infants, children and adolescents up to the 22nd birthday

• Offer telephone advice in response to physicians' clinical questions

• Work with APN to deliver care to all patients referred for consultation

• Work cooperatively with the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics in short and long range planning for the growth of the Pediatric Palliative Care Team

• Supervise the collection of data and reporting of said data as required by state and federal agencies and Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification in Advanced Palliative Care

• Recruit for other physician members of the Pediatric Palliative Care Section and other staff members as appropriate

• Develop and execute the curriculum for didactics lectures for students and residents

• Develop clinical research programs in conjunction with the Children's Hospital

Shift & Schedule

• Full time

Requirements

• M.D. Degree from a recognized medical school

• Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics

• Training or experience in the field of Pediatric Palliative care

• Current medical license in the State of New Jersey

• Ability to interface effectively with professional personnel

• Eligible for faculty appointment at the New Jersey Medical School

• Administrative experience in a clinical setting

• No visa sponsorship available