Palliative Care Physician – Full Time

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | Bethesda, MD

Monday–Friday | 40 hours/week | day shift

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is seeking a Palliative Care Physician to support its Palliative Care Department. This role provides inpatient and outpatient consultations, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, supports education and teaching initiatives, and contributes to program development and community outreach.

Qualifications:

• Board certified in an ABMS-recognized specialty
• Board certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine or equivalent experience
• Active, unrestricted U.S. medical license
• One year experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience practicing palliative care within the last three (3) years.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in teaching residents, student registered nurses, or medical students within the last three (3) years.
• BLS certification required

Palliative Medicine Perks:

• Excellent compensation
• Monday - Friday - no weekends.
• Extensive IDT support
• Malpractice paid by the government
• Any active license is acceptable in any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inpatient and outpatient palliative care consultations
• Goals-of-care discussions with patients and families
• Interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical documentation
• Education, teaching, and staff development
• Participation in rounds, meetings, and outreach initiatives

If this would interest you please call me Nina Lowe at (210)566-9995. 
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