Attending + Medical Director/Division Chief - Palliative Care - National Medical Association

Attending Physician:

MedStar Health is recruiting an attending physician to join a large inpatient palliative care team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This is the largest team in our system with ~23 interdisciplinary FTEs (MD/APP/social work/rx/chaplain/RN). We have inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth palliative care at this site. This site also houses our academic programs (with a dedicated program director in place) including MD/APP/SW fellowships. This role will include obtaining a Georgetown University faculty appointment.

Medical Director/Division Chief:

MedStar Health is recruiting for a Medical Director/Division Chief to lead a large inpatient palliative care team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. This is the largest team in our system with ~23 interdisciplinary FTEs (MD/APP/social work/rx/chaplain/RN). Candidate should have prior experience leading a large team. We have inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth palliative care at this site. This site also houses our academic programs (with a dedicated program director in place) including MD/APP/SW fellowships. This role will include obtaining a Georgetown University faculty appointment.

About MedStar Health: We are a 10-hospital system in the DC/Baltimore region.

About our Palliative Care Teams:

Our nearly 100 clinicians work in interdisciplinary teams across our nine acute care hospitals.

Our inter-disciplinary teams are comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, RNs, social workers, clinical pharmacists, chaplains, and administrative roles.

Our Unique System-wide Approach:

• Standardized compensation plans with incentive components for physicians
• Discipline-specific workgroups and presence on our clinical practice council
• Interdisciplinary leadership team
• System-wide weekend cross-cover via telehealth (from the comfort of your home)
• Weekly CME event for learning and connections

We also welcome your resume/CV for any openings which may arise in the future across our sites.

Apply:

Attn: Jess Schmidt
E-mail: jessica.l.schmidt@gunet.georgetown.edu
Phone: (314) 783-6166