Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician
Company: WellSpan Health
Location: York
Posted on: June 17, 2026
Job Description:
General Summary
Provides palliative care professional consultation services for
patients and mentors and models palliative care principles for
clinical staff. Mentors residents, students, fellows and medical
staff in palliative care and provides teaching, as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Provides palliative care consultations and services to
patients, as needed. Collaborates with Palliative Care Consultation
Staff.
- Participates in providing high visibility of the Palliative
Care Initiative by active membership on Palliative Care Department
Committees; assisting in the review of quality in Palliative Care;
providing visibility of palliative care on Hospital Medical Staff
and WellSpan Medical Group Committees; and through building
relationships with the medical staff.
- Mentors residents, students, fellows and medical staff in
palliative care. Teaches on resident and medical student rotations
as needed. Mentors and teaches medical staff as needed.
- Provides in-hospital palliative care consultations as
requested.
- Attends regularly scheduled Palliative Care consult team and
IDT meetings.
Common Expectations:
- Participates in Medical Staff activities as required and/or as
requested.
- Observes the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Hospital
and the Medical Staff.
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by:
complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the
impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to
reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well
as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize
processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased
safety; and participating in safety education programs and root
cause analyses as required.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters
teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement
and innovation.
Required for All Jobs:
- Performs other related duties as identified.
- WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance
program to support WellSpan's values and standards for
professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and
meet the values and standards of the organization and the
performance expectations of the job, the department, and the
compliance program.
- WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program
to safeguard the patient information and the business and
operational information of the organization. Expected to support
and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard
patient and business/operational information.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be
construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
and skills required of personnel so classified.
Physical Demands:
- Standing - Frequently
- Walking - Frequently
- Sitting - Occasionally
- Carrying/Lifting - Occasionally (50lbs)
- Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally (50lbs)
- Kneeling/Crouching - Occasionally
- Reaching - Occasionally
- Talking - Frequently
- Hearing - Frequently
- Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally
Working Environment:
- Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
- Bloodborne Pathogen - Exposure
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required or
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Required
Licenses:
- Licensed Medical Physician and Surgeon Upon Hire Required
or
- Licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Upon Hire Required
Courses and Training:
- Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice or Internal
Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice or
Internal Medicine. Upon Hire Required and
- Hospice and Palliative Care Certification through the American
Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or if a DO, through the
Osteopathic Board process. Upon Hire Required and
- Completion of a Family Practice or Internal Medicine residency.
Upon Hire Required and
- Must qualify and be a member of the Medical Staff of the
Hospital. Upon Hire Required and
- Harvard Palliative Care Training. Upon Hire Required and
- Proof of Added Competency in Palliative Care (e.g., Decisions
Near the End of Life Faculty, EPEC faculty, CMEs related to
Palliative Care/End of Life Care, other). Upon Hire Required
- Minimum of 15 CME/1 year in Palliative Care. Upon Hire
Required
Keywords: WellSpan Health, Hamilton , Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician, Healthcare , York, New Jersey
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