Palliative Care Opening in Richmond, IN
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Hospice/Palliative Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/29/24
**Palliative Care opportunity in Richmond, IN**
- Richmond is located 73 miles east of Indianapolis and 67 miles northwest of Cincinnati.
- 72,000 person service area
**Position Details:**
- Full-time, permanent
- Hospital employed position.
- Recruiting a Palliative Care physician to provide care at Geriatrics and Transitional Care department in Richmond, IN.
- This exciting opportunity offers the ability to step into a well-established program that includes outpatient and inpatient palliative care medicine.
- Work alongside two seasoned Palliative Care APPs who work 100% in inpatient palliative care medicine.
- The office also includes geriatric medicine and transitional care medicine which compliments the palliative care program nicely.
- This opportunity provides employment with excellent compensation and benefits package.
**Collaborative Physician:**
- The Palliative Care physician is responsible to be the primary collaborative physician for two Palliative Care Inpatient NPs and a NP who serves at the transitional care provider within the outpatient clinic
- The Palliative Care physician will be an alternative collaborative physician for two NPs who focus on geriatric medicine within the outpatient clinic
**Qualifications:**
- Completed fellowship in Palliative Care desired.
- Experience with working with APP's
- Experience with end of life and chronic illness.
- Compassion for ill patients and families of ill patients
- Experience in inpatient and outpatient palliative care medicine desired.
 
**Equipment in Practice:**
- EKG Machine
- Sophia -Flu
- Covid Reader
- A1C
**Health System Highlights**
- 24/7/365 Adult Hospitalist Program
- Excellent Specialty and Sub-Specialty Support
- 30-Bed Critical Care
- Open-Heart Program
- Medical staff of 200+ physicians
- Teaching options available
- 93% Board Certified
**About the Hospital:**
217-bed regional referral center located in east central Indiana. Primary care patient base covers 150,000 and secondary market for specialty services reaches 250,000! In 2008, opened a brand new Hospital, Outpatient Care Center and Medical Office Building after outgrowing their 100 year old campus! Quality and technology is top notch! Heart & Vascular Center's heart surgery program received the highest rating from Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), putting the hospital's program in the top 13% nationally.
The well-rounded medical staff of just over 200 physicians is large to offer many specialties and sub-specialties, but also small enough that you get to know all the physicians on a professional and personal level.
**About the Community:**
Richmond, Indiana has a population of 40,000 in a county of 72,000. Within 35 minutes of Dayton, Ohio and 60 minutes to Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Home to Earlham College, Indiana University East and Ivy Tech Community College. Excellent private and public schools. Family oriented community with Performing Arts Center, Symphony Orchestra, Civic Theater, Museum, public and private golf courses, lots of local youth sports and activities, Brookville Lake, state and local parks and much more. Centerville, Indiana (located in Wayne County, just 10 minutes from Richmond) was voted one of the best places to raise kids in Indiana for 2011 by Business Week.