Palliative Care Physician | On, Wisconsin - Advance Your Career Forward at UW-Madison

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Provide patient care in the ambulatory setting

• Comprehensively manage symptoms and facilitate goals of care discussions and advance care planning for patients with serious illnesses

• Lead the rebuilding of our original palliative care ambulatory clinic at the University Hospital location of Carbone Cancer Center

• Manage patient panel while building relationships to expand referrals from internal colleagues and community providers

• Provide on call ambulatory after hours coverage (future state)

• Collaborate with interprofessional teammates

• Collaborate with oncologists/hematologists and other specialists to optimize patient care coordination

• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows within the context of your clinical practice

• Participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health.  An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.

Required Qualifications:

• Board certification or board eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Care medicine
• BLS certification
• Candidate is required to have a Wisconsin medical license by the appointment start date.
• Must be eligible for enrollment as a billing provider and for all necessary hospital privileges by the appointment start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an academic medical setting preferred
• For an appointment as Associate Professor rank on CHS Track, candidates will meet criteria established by the department and as outlined in the School of Medicine and Public Health guidelines for promotion or appointment to Associate Professor on the CHS or CT Track.
• Experience in outpatient palliative medicine
• Demonstrated interest in program development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and evidence of excellence in teaching.
• Interest in research

Education:

MD, DO, or equivalent from an accredited medical school is required.

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