Palliative Medicine Physician

Henry Ford Palliative Medicine Service is seeking a physician for the role Senior Staff Physician in Palliative Medicine. This position includes patient care, teaching, scholarly work, and clinical leadership within the Palliative Medicine Program at Henry Ford Hospital.

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
• An experienced interdisciplinary palliative medicine team with two Nurse Practitioners and a Social Worker
• Well-established Palliative Medicine service (started in 2000) and an institutional culture that is highly receptive to palliative medicine
• Inpatient and outpatient Palliative Medicine Consultative Services
• Opportunities for clinical and educational leadership roles
• Protected time for academic work
• Diverse patient population

The physician will:

• Serve as an Attending Physician on the interdisciplinary inpatient Palliative Medicine Consultative Service at Henry Ford Hospital

• Approximately 36 weeks on service annually
• Monday – Friday; approximately 8:30AM – 5:30PM
• Weekend call q5 with Saturday in-house coverage and Sunday phone coverage (often on-call with a fellow)
• 4 weeks’ vacation, 6 Official Holidays, 8 days CME (per HFMG policy)

• See patients a ½ day per week in ambulatory Palliative Medicine clinic

• Clinic often done in conjunction with a fellow or resident
• 1 hour new patient consultation, 30 minute follow-up visit

• Supervise and train medical students, residents, and fellows (serving as core 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:

• Assume the role of associate program director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program
• Serve as a member of the Henry Ford Ethics Committee
• 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 directives, and other areas related to palliative medicine