Purpose of the Position:
The person in this position is responsible for the provision of Palliative Care care in the outpatient setting at Asplundh Cancer Center and within the hospital.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing, longitudinal supportive care and consultation for all patients within the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in an outpatient Supportive Oncology practice embedded within the Asplundh Cancer Center
- Provide inpatient consultation services in palliative care.
- Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
- Consult with the attending physician of all engaged specialties and the Interdisciplinary Team to establish a written plan of care at intervals specified in the plan.
- Facilitate access to appropriate supportive care services.
- Education of staff and coworkers.
- Full and appropriate documentation of patient care services to support professional billing for these services.
- Participation in on-call coverage with the interdisciplinary team.
- Weekly participation in interdisciplinary team meetings to review active cases.
- Assist in the development of standards of care.
- Perform other duties as requested.
- Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff, and the organization.
Job Qualifications:
- Board certified or eligible in Hospice/Palliative Medicine
- 1 year experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Current state medical license and in good standing with medical board.
- Strong clinical and communication skills
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.
Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.
Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet -designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.
Jefferson s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.
- OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
- OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
- OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing
As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.