Hospice and Palliative Care Physician

The WPB VA is seeking an Attending Physician and Palliative care provider to join the Geriatrics and Extended Care service in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incumbent will provide comprehensive clinical services in hospice, palliative care, and geriatrics for enrolled veterans across inpatient, outpatient, and community living center settings. Additionally, the role serves as a teaching faculty member in the Hospice & Palliative care fellowship programs, helping maintain high standards of patient care and education.

Practice Info

• Geriatrics and Extended Care service in the community living center

• Inpatient and outpatient care at the VA WPB Health Care system

• Hospice & Palliative care fellowship programs

• Valor way hospice neighborhood

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource to senior management and other clinical and administrative leaders on issues impacting the delivery of care for veteran's who use the Geriatrics Department services

• Assists team members in maintaining a comprehensive program in Hospice, Palliative care, and Geriatrics to ensure compliance with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines and Directives and other relevant standards

• Takes part in the Palliative Care consults as a team member and takes direct patient care assignment in all aspects of care both in inpatient and outpatient setting

• Serves as the attending of record for veterans admitted to CLC including the valor way hospice neighborhood

• Participates in educational activities related to the delivery of services to community living center residents and promotes and supports appropriate continuing education programs for other staff members

• Establishes and promotes an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation among professional and support staff to achieve a high level of productivity, customer and staff satisfaction and effective communication channels within the Service and across other Care Lines/Services/Programs

• Participates in medical provider assignments and coverage in the department in collaboration with the Chief of Geriatrics and Extended care

• Ensures that they provide resident care services within established clinical privileges, scope of practice, competencies, and qualifications

• Serves as direct staff provider within the Department of GEC as assigned

Compensation

• Competitive salary

• Annual performance bonus

• Regular salary increases

Benefits

• 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)

• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Shift & Schedule

• Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - Friday 4:30 pm

Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine

• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia

• Physicians must have completed residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification

• Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019

• Prefer formal Hospice and Palliative medicine training and OR Geriatric training and be comfortable with goals of care discussions and evaluations