Palliative Care Physician - Per Diem

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the Yale New Haven Health System Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Northeast Medical Group (NEMG), a member of Yale New Haven Health (YNHH), is seeking a Per Diem Palliative Care Physician to provide inpatient consultative services at

Greenwich Hospital.

This position focuses on delivering high-quality, patient-centered palliative care to hospitalized patients with serious and complex illnesses. The physician will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team to manage symptoms, support goals-of-care discussions, and improve quality of life for patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultations and follow-up care for hospitalized patients
• Perform comprehensive clinical assessments
• , including symptom burden, prognosis, and care needs
• Manage complex symptoms including pain, dyspnea, nausea, and psychosocial distress
• Facilitate goals-of-care discussions
• , advance care planning, and end-of-life decision-making with patients and families
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
• (nursing, social work, chaplaincy, case management, and primary teams) to develop and implement individualized care plans
• Participate in family meetings to provide education, support, and alignment around care goals
• Coordinate care across the hospital setting to ensure continuity and appropriate transitions of care
• Document clinical encounters, treatment plans, and patient progress in the electronic medical record
• Provide education and guidance to hospital staff on palliative care principles, when appropriate
• Practice Environment
• Collaborative, hospital-based palliative care program within
• Greenwich Hospital
• Integrated with the resources and specialty network of Yale New Haven Health
• Physician-led, multidisciplinary model focused on quality, compassion, and patient-centered care
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced palliative care clinicians and subspecialists
• Why Choose Yale New Haven Health?
• Excellent work environment
• – Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance. Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.
• Career Advancement
• – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system!

Responsibilities

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Qualifications

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (or eligible pathway)
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or related primary specialty
• Active (or eligible) Connecticut medical license
• Demonstrated expertise in symptom management and goals-of-care communication
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
• Schedule
• Per diem, inpatient coverage - Monday - Friday, Days
• Flexible scheduling based on program needs
• To learn more, please email our In-House Provider Recruiter: Elena Geanuracos at
• Elena.Geanuracos@ynhh.org or
• Book time with Elena Geanuracos
• Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org
• EEO/AA/Disability/Veterans
• YNHHS Requisition ID
• 182814

Responsibilities

• 1. .

Qualifications

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (or eligible pathway)
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or related primary specialty
• Active (or eligible) Connecticut medical license
• Demonstrated expertise in symptom management and goals-of-care communication
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
• Schedule
• Per diem, inpatient coverage - Monday - Friday, Days
• Flexible scheduling based on program needs
• To learn more, please email our In-House Provider Recruiter: Elena Geanuracos at
• Elena.Geanuracos@ynhh.org or
• Book time with Elena Geanuracos
• Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org
• EEO/AA/Disability/Veterans