We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Palliative Care Physician
to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to adults with serious and
life-limiting illnesses in Martinsburg, West Virginia. This is an opportunity
to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to improve quality of
life, manage complex symptoms, and support patients and their families
throughout the course of illness.
The physician will provide palliative care consultations, evaluate and
manage complex symptoms, assist with goals-of-care discussions, and develop
individualized treatment plans in collaboration with patients, families, and
the medical team. Responsibilities may include pain and symptom management,
advance care planning, end-of-life care, and coordination of care across
appropriate settings.
The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal
skills, experience caring for medically complex adult patients, and a
collaborative approach to working with physicians, advanced practice providers,
nursing, social work, and other members of the care team.
Position Highlights:
- Palliative care
consultation and management of adult patients with serious illness
- Comprehensive
pain and symptom management
- Goals-of-care
and advance care planning discussions
- Support for
patients and families navigating complex medical decisions
- Collaboration
with an interdisciplinary care team
- Focus on
quality of life, comfort, and patient-centered care
Requirements:
- MD or DO
- Board Certified
or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine,
Family Medicine, or another appropriate specialty
- Active West
Virginia medical license or eligibility to obtain one
- DEA
registration as required