Pediatric Palliative Care Physician

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry seeks a board-certified or board-eligible pediatric palliative care physician to join the Division of Pediatric Palliative Care at Golisano Children's. This position is open at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor as an Academic or Professional appointment based on the candidate's background and goals. The division provides interdisciplinary palliative care across inpatient and ambulatory settings for a 17-county region of Western New York. Eligible candidates with strengths in clinical excellence, teaching, program development, or scholarly pursuits are encouraged to apply.

Practice Info

• Division of Pediatric Palliative Care at Golisano Children's
• Provides interdisciplinary palliative care to children and families across inpatient and ambulatory settings
• Serves as the referral center for a 17-county region of Western New York
• Partner with the interdisciplinary team including nursing, social work, chaplaincy, child life, and psychology
• Partner with referring divisions including Hematology/Oncology, Neonatology, Pediatric Critical Care, Cardiology, and Neurology

Responsibilities

• Serve as attending physician on the inpatient pediatric palliative care consultation service, providing symptom management, goals-of-care facilitation, and complex decision-making support for children with serious illness and their families
• Participate in the outpatient palliative care clinic and in longitudinal care of children with medical complexity
• Participate in the divisional call rotation
• Teach medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows across affiliated training programs, including bedside teaching on the consultation service and formal didactics in communication skills, symptom management, and ethics
• Serve as a mentor and role model for trainees interested in palliative care careers
• Contribute through quality improvement, clinical program development, curriculum and educational innovation, institutional and committee service, and participation in national professional organizations (Professional appointment)
• Pursue scholarly work aligned with interests - clinical research, health services research, medical education scholarship, or program evaluation - supported by protected academic time (Academic appointment)
• Contribute to divisional quality improvement and program-building initiatives

Compensation

• $215,000-$230,000 base salary range
• Alignment of clinical incentive-based compensation may also be applicable

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent
• Eligibility for New York State medical licensure
• Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatrics
• Completion of fellowship training in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Board certification or board eligibility in HPM
• Demonstrated clinical excellence in the care of children with serious illness and skill in complex family communication
• Commitment to interdisciplinary team-based practice and to teaching
• Open to visa sponsorship