Palliative Care Job at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Health System – Wisconsin is hiring a physician to become a collaborative member of the Department of Palliative Medicine and Hospice in La Crosse, WI. The position will provide rotating coverage of the Palliative Care Hospital Consultation Service, as well as possibly a small portion of ambulatory clinic. Palliative Care hospital and clinic responsibilities are within the La Crosse region.  The physician hired will be the sixth physician in the department, which spans two regions of western Wisconsin. Teaching responsibilities are inherent to the role, and academic appointment with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is expected. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide Hospice Medical Director coverage on a rotating basis, with potential to become the primary Hospice Medical Director.
• Participate in inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Service.
• Collaborate with the primary service, other consultants, and the interdisciplinary team to contribute to the patient’s plan of care.
• Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
• Provide expert physical and non-physical symptom assessment and management.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Appropriately document patient care services to support professional billing.
• Participate in interdisciplinary ambulatory Palliative Care clinic.
• Serve as supervising physician for Palliative Care Service nurse practitioners and physician assistant.
• Collaborate with other departmental physicians in shared call schedule for hospice coverage, as well as palliative care call coverage if it were to commence.
• Participate in Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Provide Palliative Care education for staff, colleagues, students, and community, as indicated and appropriate.
  
• Collaborate with the primary service, other consultants, and the interdisciplinary team to contribute to the patient’s plan of care.
• Facilitate clarification of patient and family goals of care.
  

Professional and Ethical Considerations:

• Commitment to covenantal physician-patient relationship and whole-person care.
• Commitment to not participate in physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia.