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Palliative Medicine Attending Physician

THE BEST CAREERS. RIGHT HERE

@ BROOKLYN’S LEADING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM .

MAIMONIDES: TOP TEN IN THE U.S. FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain honesty, empathy, accountability, respect, and teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree’s philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neurosciences Institute, Bone and Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Maimonides currently seeks a full-time outpatient palliative care physician for our established clinic at Maimonides Cancer Center.

Clinical

Provide outpatient palliative care, manage symptoms, facilitate advance care planning, build patient panel and referral relationships, collaborate with oncology and multidisciplinary teams.

Growth

Opportunities to expand services to non-cancer populations and develop palliative medicine fellowship program.

Academic

Teach and supervise medical students, residents, and fellows; deliver lectures; pursue clinical research; potential SUNY Downstate faculty appointment.

Service

Engage in quality improvement initiatives, interdisciplinary committees, and clinical protocol development.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited medical school (MD/DO)
• Fellowship training in hospice and palliative medicine
• BE/BC in related field (internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, etc.) and BE/BC in hospice and palliative medicine. BE physicians are required to pass their boards at the earliest date possible.
• Unrestricted New York State medical license and valid DEA license
• ACLS/BLS certification
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding teaching ability
• Interest in working with a wide range of stakeholders to improve primary palliative care and palliative care access

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in outpatient palliative medicine practice
• Demonstrated interest in community outreach and program development
• Experience working with diverse patient populations

We offer excellent comprehensive benefits including a 403(b) retirement plan, salary $240k to $258k.

For immediate consideration, apply today.

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.

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