Palliative Care Physician

The role

A Palliative Care Physician will provide palliative and symptom-management services to residents in long-term care settings. The role involves managing complex illnesses and leading goals-of-care discussions.

What you will do

• Deliver palliative and supportive care services to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
• Conduct comprehensive assessments focusing on symptom management, functional status, and quality of life
• Manage complex chronic and advanced illnesses with a comfort-focused, patient-centered approach
• Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with residents and families
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including facility staff and primary care providers
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized symptom-management and treatment plans
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests when clinically appropriate
• Prescribe medications and evaluate ongoing treatment effectiveness
• Educate residents, families, and facility staff on disease progression, treatment options, and care expectations
• Complete all required clinical documentation accurately and in a timely manner

Required qualifications

• Active and unrestricted MD license
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in palliative care in a hospital or nursing home–based program
• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Palliative Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a related specialty
• Strong communication skills
• Prolonged standing/walking
• Occasional lifting
• Computer work
• Lifting/moving patients
• Prolonged sitting
• Commitment to elder care, comfort-focused medicine, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Nice to have

• Certification in palliative care is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary Per annum: $250,000 - $300,000
• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Company-Sponsored Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Paid subscription to Up-to-Date

About the company

Infinite Medical P.C. is a nationwide network of advanced practice providers and specialty clinicians delivering care to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. Their partnership with MedElite Healthcare Management Group focuses on providing compassionate, personalized care.