Staff Physician - Medicine, Palliative Care Job at University of Miami, Miami, FL

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  • University of Miami
  • Miami, FL

Job Description

Current Employees:

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The Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Physician. We seek to add to our growing, interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine team. The Staff Physician will provide high-quality, compassionate care on our well-established inpatient consult service and outpatient clinics. 

Job Functions:

  • Develops and carries out a comprehensive medical treatment plan addressing biological, psychological, and sociocultural domains.

  • Performs physical assessment of patients in a logical and respectful manner.

  • Prescribes medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients.

  • Gathers essential and accurate information through the review of pertinent records and interviews with the patient, family members, caregivers , and other health professionals.

  • Reports to the responsible physician and complies with policy co-sig.

  • Reports hazardous or unsafe condi tions, equipment malfunction, and supply instrumentation inadequacies to appropriate personnel .

  • Reports all Qu ality Assurance (QA) incidences, including mediation errors , to responsible physician using department guidelines.

  • Assumes responsibility for increasing knowledge and expertise by attending continuing educational offerings.

  • Makes informed decisions about interventions based on patient information and preference, up-to-date scientific evidence in the field, and clinical judgment.

  • Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal and state guidelines and regulations.

  • Palliative Medicine c onsultation for hospitalized patients on any service at UHealth Tower

  • O utpatient clinical ambulatory setting at multiple satellites in Dade and Broward County

  • Serve as attending at Vitas in-patient unit

  • On-call coverage nights and weekends as scheduled

  • Work in collaboration with the APPs and ancillary support

  • Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Qualifications:

Education:

M.D. in relevant field

Certification and Licensing:

  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine 

  • Board Certified or Eligible in Palliative Medicine (must obtain board certification within 2 years of hire)

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

  • Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.

  • Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

  • Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.

  • Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

  • Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.

  • Commitment to the University’s core values.

For further details, please contact:

Adrianne Lara

Physician Recruiter

adrianne.lara@miami.edu

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

140

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Worldwide, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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