The Henry Ford Medical Group Division of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is seeking a physician for the role of Senior Staff Physician in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. This position includes patient care, teaching, and scholarly work within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Programs at Henry Ford Health.
Highlights:
· Opportunity to practice at an institution with one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the US and a main teaching site for Wayne State University Medical School and Michigan State College of Human Medicine
· An interdisciplinary palliative medicine team which includes physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, nurses, a chaplain, psychologist, and pharmacist
· Well-established Palliative Medicine service (started in 2000) and an institutional culture that is highly receptive to palliative medicine
· Leadership opportunities
· Diverse patient population
The physician will:
· Serve as an Attending Physician on the interdisciplinary inpatient palliative medicine consultative service and inpatient hospice services at Henry Ford Hospital, and/or serve as an Attending Physician in our Henry Ford Cancer Ambulatory Palliative Medicine Clinic.
· Supervise and train medical students, residents, fellows, and other interdisciplinary learners (serving as clinical faculty for our ACGME- accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program with 2 fellows per year)
· Participate in scholarly activities in education, quality improvement, and research
Based on interest and skills the physician may:
· Become a facilitator for the innovative communication skills education program, CLEAR Conversations
· Participate in the development/maintenance of hospital-based protocols in pain, symptom management, advance care planning, end-of-life care, and other areas related to palliative medicine
Requirements:
· Initial board certification in a primary specialty
· Board-certification or Board-eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
· Palliative Medicine Fellowship training or other comparable experience
· Must possess the following personal qualities: Be self-directed; be flexible and committed to the team concept; demonstrates teamwork, initiative and willingness to learn; be open to new learning experiences; accepts and respects diversity without judgment; and demonstrates customer service values.
Additional Information
Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
Department: Palliative Care
Shift: Day Job
Union Code: Not Applicable
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Partnering with nearly 2 million people on their health journey, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services at 250 care locations throughout southeast and south central Michigan. With 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford is also among Michigan's largest and most diverse employers. Our superior care and discoveries are powered by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers. Learn more athenryford.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program (Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
