Physician with Hospice and Palliative Care experience to join established Hospice and Palliative Care team. Palliative Care Fellowship preferred.

Highlights include:

• Established team includes: 2 physicians, 6 providers, RN’s, social workers, and chaplains
• Close proximity to NC and VA beaches and outdoor activities
• Competitive Compensation and Comprehensive Benefit Package to include: annual administrative stipend, relocation, vacation, sick, & holidays, malpractice (with tail), 401k matching program/ 457b, medical, dental & vision, disability & life insurance

Responsibilities will include:

• Serve as lead physician and medical director of hospice house
• Development of expanded outpatient palliative care services
• Participate in professional and community education and marketing events
• Collaborate with community referring physicians and organizations
• Manage patient care of inpatient and home hospice patients
• Perform clinical rounds on hospice inpatient unit
• Lead multidisciplinary rounds with home and inpatient team
• Conduct and participate in family meetings
• Perform and document face to face assessments for hospice certification and recertification
• Interface with palliative and hospice teams and participate in collaborative activities
• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast
• Just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NC
• Numerous waterways perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private