Palliative Car e Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO)

Position Summary

The Palliative Care Physician provides comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care focused on symptom management, psychosocial support, and alignment of medical care with patient goals and values. This role serves patients with serious or life-limiting illness across inpatient and outpatient settings, working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to enhance quality of life throughout the continuum of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses

• Provide expert symptom management including pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and delirium

• Conduct goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and family meetings

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultation and/or outpatient palliative care clinic services

• Collaborate with primary care, hospital medicine, oncology, critical care, and specialty teams

• Support care coordination and transitions across care settings, including hospice referral when appropriate

• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds with nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and case management

• Educate patients, families, and healthcare teams regarding palliative care principles and services

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives

• Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or trainees as applicable

• Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school

• Completion of an accredited residency program (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or other primary specialty)

• Completion of an accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship

• Board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

• Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure

• DEA registration or eligibility

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in symptom management and complex care planning

• Strong communication skills for goals-of-care and serious illness conversations

• Ability to manage medically and psychosocially complex patients

• Interdisciplinary collaboration and team leadership skills

• Commitment to patient-centered, compassionate, and evidence-based care

Work Environment

• Hospital inpatient units, outpatient palliative care clinics, and community-based settings

• Schedule may include weekday clinical coverage with limited call depending on program structure

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments

• Manual dexterity for examinations and clinical tasks

• Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and communication