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ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 8 - PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE
Cook County Health
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ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 8 - PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE

Cook County Health

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Posted:
May 12, 2019
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full Time
Discipline:
Physicians/Surgeons
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 8 - PALLIATIVE CARE MEDICINE Job Number:  00123015 
Job Posting :     May 10, 2019, 11:06:09 PM       Closing Date :     May 25, 2019, 4:59:00 AM   Full-time    
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Collective Bargaining Unit:  SEIU Local 73 Drs Council Local 20 Posting Salary:  COMPETITIVE
Organization:  Health and Hospital Systems 

LOCATION: John H. Stroger Hospital

                     Palliative Care Medicine

                                  

Applicants may apply for this position online or submit a resume/ CV to the following email address :  MDRecruit@cookcountyhhs.org

 

When submitting a resume/CV by email, you  must include the job title and posting number in the subject line of your email .   An application or resume/CV must be filed for each position which interests you.

 To receive Veteran Preference, appropriate discharge papers must be attached to the online   application or must be included with your emailed resume/CV.  Please refer to Veteran Preference document requirements listed on the bottom of this posting. 

 

 

Job Summary

The Attending Physician will work within the Section of Palliative Medicine. Responsibilities will include 12-14 weeks per year as the Lead Attending for inpatient consultative services.  This will include the participation in and oversight of inpatient consultative services to adults and children hospitalized at Stroger Hospital, grief counseling for families experiencing a hospital death, and advance care planning.  Assists as a back-up or second inpatient consultative Attending throughout the year. Will participate in outpatient palliative services co-located in various specialty clinics.  Serves as consultative and/or primary care for patients with high symptom, complex, chronic illness.  Participates in the teaching of fellows and medical students.


   

Minimum Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy Medicine (DO) from an accredited college or university
  • Licensed as a physician in the State of Illinois or eligibility to obtain license prior to starting employment
  • Illinois and Federal controlled substance license or eligibility to obtain license prior to starting employment
  • Board certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine or eligibility for Board certification prior to starting employment (Must complete certification within three (3) years from the completion of the palliative care residency of fellowship)
  • Completion of residency training and Board certification in one of the following: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, or Psychiatry
  • Completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited fellowship or residency in Hospice & Palliative Medicine prior to starting employment OR an equivalent practice pathway for training if training was completed prior to 2010

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to work respectfully and effectively with patients and staff in a culturally diverse work environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Demonstrated ability to utilize an electronic medical record

 


VETERAN PREFERENCE

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When applying for employment with the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service.

To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must :

·          Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

·          Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question by answering yes to the question,

Internal Number: 229500
About Cook County Health
ABOUT COOK COUNTY HEALTH (CCH) The Cook County Health’s mission is to deliver integrated health services with dignity and respect regardless of a patient’s ability to pay; foster partnerships with other health providers and communities to enhance the health of the public; and advocate for policies that promote the physical, mental and social wellbeing of the people of Cook County. CCH is comprised of two hospitals, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital and Provident Hospital, a robust network of more than a dozen community health centers, the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, the Community Triage Center, the Cook County Department of Public Health, Cermak Health Services, which provides health care to individuals at the Cook County Jail and the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, and CountyCare, a Medicaid managed care health plan. The system cares for more than 300,000 patients each year and its physicians are experts in their fields, committed to providing their patients with comprehensive, compassionate and cutting-edge care. Today, CCH is transforming the provision of health care in Cook County by promoting community-based primary and preventive care, growing an innovative, ...collaborative health plan and enhancing the patient experience. COOK COUNTY HEALTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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