Medical Director/Division Chief- Palliative Care at Center To Advance Palliative

Medical Director/Division Chief- Palliative Care

Posted November 26, 2024

Where

MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC, United States

Description

MedStar Health is recruiting 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

1. Standardized compensation plans with incentive components for physicians
2. Discipline-specific workgroups and presence on our clinical practice council
3. Interdisciplinary leadership team
4. System-wide weekend cross-cover via telehealth (from the comfort of your home)
5. 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.