Palliative Care Medicine physician needed in Carrollton, GA, just west of Atlanta (SA198166)
Physician/MD qualifications required) Palliative Care/Hospice - This west Georgia Health System is recruiting an experienced Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Palliative Medicine physician to expand our current palliative care service line, by offering inpatient and limited outpatient services in west Georgia.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Join an established collaborative and collegial inpatient palliative care team comprised of one physician, a dedicated full-time LPN, and a full-time licensed social worker and help us develop an outpatient program that will enhance and grow the Palliative Care services offered by Tanner Health System.
Function as a program builder by overseeing the design & implementation of an outpatient palliative care clinic, to ultimately include Home Based Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner program.Experience practicing Palliative Medicine in an acute care hospital setting with program management experience preferred.
EducationBoard Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care through American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine or General Surgery
Completion of an accredited Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Current GA Medical License or must meet eligibility requirements
Schedule: Monday Friday (5 days|40 hours per week).
The city of Carrollton, GA is, located 40 miles west of Atlanta, GA and has a population of approximately 30,000. The Health System service area provides care to a population just under 400,000 in our primary and secondary markets. The Health System is a 5 hospital, non- profit health system providing convenient, personalized healthcare to communities across west Georgia and east Alabama.
In addition to its proximity to Atlanta- Home to the regions first hospital, Carrollton offers a highly regarded independent city school system, a bustling historic downtown with restaurants and an open-air amphitheater, several large performing arts centers, and the innovative Carrollton GreenBelt project with almost 20 miles of paved shared-use paths.
- The city is home to the University of West Georgia, a state university with about 15,000 students, as well as West Georgia Technical College, with additional campuses in Douglasville, Franklin, LaGrange, Newnan, and Waco.
For more information, please contact asbury@stembridgeagency.com