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Overview

Dartmouth Health is looking for an academic palliative care physician to join ourpalliative care teamat Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, NH. Our highly skilled team is comprised of physicians, APPs, RNs, chaplains, and social workers, among others, and boasts an interprofessional fellowship. This position will provide care as part of the outpatient team at the academic medical center.

Why should you join us?

We seek candidates who want to develop themselves not just as clinicians, but also as medical educators, researchers, or quality improvement specialists, among others. Our faculty benefit from partnership withThe Dartmouth Institute andGeisel School of Medicineat Dartmouth College, and from close mentoring to achieve their academic and clinical goals. We believe that high-quality care is provided by clinicians who find meaning in their work and connection with their peers. The successful candidate for this position will be given an academic appointment at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.

Clinical responsibilities and expectations:

* Provide continuity care to seriously ill patients at our outpatient clinic, on our main Lebanon campus, and via telehealth

* Partner with our skilled, compassionate interprofessional outpatient team: scheduler, full-time licensed clinical social worker, 2 full-time nurses, pharmacist, and 5 physicians

* Clinic schedule is flexible with non-clinical time provided for academic and clinical program development work

* Generous visit lengths

* Opportunity to precept palliative care fellows in continuity clinics

We’re looking for someone who is:

* An excellent communicator

* Skilled at symptom management for seriously ill patients

* Experienced providing outpatient palliative care (in fellowship or beyond)

* Passionate about teaching and mentoring others

* A strong team player

* Effective at collaborating with different disciplines and professions

* BC/BE in palliative medicine by the ABMS or AOA

* Able to obtain/maintain a medical license in NH and VT and a federal DEA license

Why we love to live here:

* Four beautiful seasons and an outdoor lifestyle

* New Hampshire is consistently ranked in the top 5 for quality of life

* Proximity to mountains and the seacoast

* No state income tax or sales tax

* Access to major cities and airports

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system, is home to a breadth of clinical specialties, clinics, programs, facilities, and leading edge research initiatives. As a source of hope and healing for our region, we are committed to delivering world-class care to everyone who enters our doors through a personalized approach that ensures every patient, family, and staff member is heard and respected.

DHMC’s clinical excellence is exemplified by our expertise across a broad range of specialties and sub-specialties, and a growing body of clinical research that translates into superlative patient care and positive outcomes. Our highly collaborative culture engages physician-researchers across the Medical Center, who integrate their research activities with a holistic care model that engages families in every aspect of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. As an organization with deep roots in the Upper Valley community, we work to promote better health and health equity for all through a combination of support services, community partnerships, and population health programs that reflect the unique demographics and spirit of our region.

On our Lebanon campus—and in our work throughout the Dartmouth Health system—we make a solemn promise to advocate for our patients, promote effective collaboration among our colleagues, advance healthcare delivery through groundbreaking research, and help those we serve to lead brighter and healthier lives.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

* Area of Interest:Physician

* FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week

* Shift:Day

* Job ID:24826

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more:Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.