Palliative Care Physician | Leadership Potential + Balanced Schedule in Southern California

Join a rapidly growing and collaborative Palliative Care team at a leading 437-bed regional teaching hospital serving a population of more than 700,000 in the beautiful Palm Springs, California area. This full-time employed opportunity offers a rewarding blend of inpatient consultative care and outpatient clinic practice, supported by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team. With no admissions, no call responsibilities, strong hospitalist and specialist support, and a culture that prioritizes excellence, teamwork, and quality of life, this position offers an exceptional opportunity for professional fulfillment and career growth.

Physicians will have the opportunity to mentor residents and fellows, contribute to quality and program development initiatives, and help shape the future of a rapidly expanding palliative care service. Whether you are a recent fellowship graduate or an experienced palliative care physician, you will find a supportive environment dedicated to personal growth, clinical excellence, and meaningful patient impact.

Practice Highlights:

• Monday-Friday schedule, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, with a focus on delivering outstanding patient care while maintaining work-life balance
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team including physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, social workers, and chaplains
• Rapidly growing inpatient and outpatient palliative care program with significant opportunities for expansion and leadership
• Mix of inpatient consults and follow-up visits, along with outpatient clinic sessions located within the Cancer Center
• Outstanding clinical support from Pain Management, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and a full range of medical and surgical specialists
• No admissions and no call; hospitalists and intensivists manage inpatient medical care
• Extensive opportunities for academic involvement, community education, and program development
• Teaching responsibilities with Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents, as well as Pulmonary fellows rotating through the service
• Strong mentorship culture with opportunities to both teach and learn within a highly engaged team
• Exceptional support from hospital leadership, medical staff, nursing teams, and the surrounding community
• Flexibility to influence program growth, quality initiatives, and future strategic direction
• Potential future expansion into hospice services and fellowship training programs
• Approximately three half-day outpatient clinics per week, with flexibility in scheduling
• Team culture centered on communication, trust, professional growth, clinical excellence, and quality of life
• Welcoming environment for both newly trained and experienced physicians
• Highly competitive guaranteed salary with opportunities for additional income through teaching and productivity incentives