Palliative Medicine Physician Needed for City to Live-Huntsville, AL

Palliative Care Physician

Join our dynamic team as a Palliative Medicine Physician for Huntsville Hospital. This employed position offers an excellent compensation package including paid vacation, CME allowance, relocation allowance, health, dental, life and malpractice insurance, and a 401k plan with employer contribution. Huntsville Hospital is a 971 bed, Level I Trauma and Regional Referral Center.

Job Description

• Seeking Palliative Medicine Physician for Huntsville Hospital
• Clinical duties to include inpatient consults with inpatient hospice coverage
• Interdisciplinary team with NPs, music therapy, social workers, and chaplains
• Call rotation for inpatient hospice facility

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Ideal candidate with Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• Alabama Medicine License
• DEA License
• Communicate efficiently with patients, families, and team
• Expertise in symptom management for patients with serious illness
• Effective collaboration within an interdisciplinary framework
• Demonstrate a desire to help increase Palliative Care access in the community
• Participate with staff education and mentoring
• Willingness to supervise residents
• Comfortable supervising advanced practice providers

Community Overview

Huntsville is situated in the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Alabama, and with the highest per capita income in the southeast, Huntsville is the best place to live, learn, and work. We are a community on the move, rich with values and traditions while progressing with new ideas, exciting technologies, and creative talents. With a population of 425,000+ in the metro area, we are a high-tech, family-oriented, diverse community with excellent schools, dining, and entertainment.

Huntsville, AL:

• Huntsville ranks No. 1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report
• Huntsville named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Raise Children in the U.S. by Business Week
• The Future of Tech is in Three Cities, including Huntsville according to The Wall Street Journal
• Huntsville City Schools named "National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence"
• Madison City Schools is a top producer of National Merit Students in the state
• Madison City Schools ranked 2nd best in the entire state