Palliative Care Physician - Louisville, KY

The Norton Palliative Care, a part of Norton Healthcare, is seeking a board-certified and fellowship-trained palliative care physician to join its growing team. Norton Palliative Care currently provides services at 3 facilities, with plans to expand to other facilities. This is a team of collaborative health care providers offering inpatient and outpatient services to our patients.

The ideal candidate will join a interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and palliative care nurses. The team has access to hundreds of specialists, including board-certified and fellowship-trained oncologists and researchers. This group completes an average of 10,800 patient visits a year.

Palliative care providers work with several service lines across the Norton Healthcare system to partner on palliative care services with hospitalists; intensivists; hospice providers; and emergency room, pulmonary, cardiovascular and cardiology providers. They also collaborate with Norton Cancer Institute Resource Centers and Norton Healthcare's behavioral oncology and supportive care programs.

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About the Position

• Must be fellowship-trained, board certified or board eligible
• Primary work schedule is Monday through Friday
• Team of seven days on/seven days off advanced practice providers at each facility provide full-time coverage and cover after-hours calls
• Inpatient and outpatient care settings
• Work with nationally accredited services including Commission on Cancer-accredited Norton Cancer Institute and DNV Healthcare-accredited Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program
• Norton Cancer Institute is one of the largest comprehensive oncology practices in the region, offering medical oncology/hematology, radiation oncology, gynecologic oncology, neuro-oncology, surgical oncology, orthopedic oncology, oncologic dermatology, behavioral oncology and genetic counseling services
• Competitive salary, opportunities for quality, sign-on and/or retention bonuses
• Relocation assistance available for those who qualify
• Norton Healthcare employee benefits, including paid malpractice insurance and retirement contributions

About Norton Medical Group

Norton Medical Group in Louisville, Kentucky, a part of Norton Healthcare, continues to expand to meet the health care needs of residents in Greater Louisville, including Southern Indiana and surrounding counties. By far the largest network of employed medical providers in the area, Norton Medical Group operates a highly successful employment model that oversees the business operation of its practices, allowing physicians to focus on quality care for patients.
More than 24 years of physician employment experience
More than 30 years of experience operating immediate care centers
Integrated medical group of more than 1,600 employed medical providers at more than 250 locations across Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, and our surrounding communities
Over 3,000 employees
Ancillary services, including laboratories, X-ray, DEXA, mammography, ultrasound, CT and MRI
Electronic medical records (Epic) system integrated in 100 percent of practices and hospitals
Provider Leadership Academy
Research support services
Physician Leadership Councils
Recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Homes in adult primary care
Physician and provider turnover rate averages 4 percent