Fellowship Director, Palliative Care Physician, Palliative Medicine

About MedStar Washington Hospital Center

• Nationally recognized cardiology and cardiac surgery services, including the highest three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
• The region's first Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by The Joint Commission.
• The District of Columbia's only Cardiac Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program.
• MedSTAR, a nationally verified Level I Trauma Center with advanced air and ground transport capabilities.
• The region's only adult Burn Center. Physicians joining MedStar Washington Hospital Center become part of an innovative academic environment dedicated to exceptional patient care, research, education, and quality improvement.

Opportunity
MedStar Health is seeking exceptional candidates for leadership positions within the Division of Palliative Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

We are recruiting for:

• Section Chief, Palliative Medicine
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Director

These positions may be filled by a single individual or divided between two leaders, depending on candidate qualifications and interests.

About the Program
MedStar Palliative Care is an established, highly respected program with a national reputation for innovation, clinical excellence, education, and interprofessional practice. The Washington Hospital Center team includes physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, chaplains, pharmacists, and dedicated administrative support working collaboratively to care for patients with serious illness. The program is deeply integrated throughout the health system and is highly valued by hospital leadership, referring specialists, and interdisciplinary partners. The ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship has trained numerous successful academic and clinical leaders and continues to attract highly competitive applicants from across the country. Faculty have opportunities for clinical, educational, quality improvement, and research collaboration, including partnerships with:

• MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
• Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Critical Care, Trauma, Transplantation, and Neuroscience Programs
• Ongoing health services, communication, and serious illness care research initiatives

Qualifications
Candidates must possess:

• Board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with primary board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another relevant specialty.
• Demonstrated expertise in complex symptom management, serious illness communication, and end-of-life care.
• Experience in clinical leadership and interdisciplinary team development.
• Strong teaching, mentoring, and educational skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and program advancement.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the District of Columbia.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience leading palliative care programs or fellowship training programs.
• Academic scholarship, research experience, or quality improvement leadership.
• Experience caring for high-acuity patient populations, including cardiovascular disease, oncology, trauma, critical care, neurology, or transplant patients.
• Academic faculty experience within a complex teaching hospital environment.

Compensation: $225,000.00+ potential incentives, quality, and administrative pay.

This position has a hiring range of

USD $225,000.00 - USD $225,000.00 /Yr.

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is ranked among the “Best Places to Work” by Baltimore magazine, Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal, and ranked as Top Organization for Diversity by Modern Healthcare

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health entities that are federal government contractors are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge, without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.