Hospice Palliative Care | You are part of a bigger story of care

Your future role at a glance

• Specialty: Palliative Care
• Schedule: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Call Schedule: No after hours or weekend call
• Practice Detail: Experienced team of 1 physician, 3 APPs & 1 RN
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: St John
• Location: Tulsa, OK

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

How you'll make an impact in this role

Ascension St John is looking for a Palliative Care Physician to join our team.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension St John to provide medical services to patients.

Position Highlights:

Join a robust, established team - the only outpatient palliative care team in NE OK
Excellent benefits, CME, med-mal, tail, fully paid licensing, OBNDD & DEA
Work / life balance - no after hours / weekend call

Responsibilities:

• Provide medical services to patients in an assigned area.
• Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinate
  discharge planning with case management.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accept patient referrals from other physicians. Act as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participate in academic programs (eg medical education and research) as requested.
• Provide appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participate in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

What minimum requirements you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Physician MD/DO with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

What additional preferences we're seeking

No additional preferences