Carilion Clinic in scenic Roanoke, VA is searching for a Palliative Care physician to join its growing palliative medicine program at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, an 703-bed teaching/tertiary referral center with Virginia State-designated Level 1 Trauma Center serving 1.5 million throughout southwest Virginia. An "All-American City," Roanoke is a metro area of more than 300,000 located at the southern tip of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, 3-1/2 hours south of DC via Interstate 81. The area offers an abundance of outdoor activities in a mild four-season climate, affordable living, and excellent educational, professional and cultural opportunities.
Carilion Clinic is the largest, integrated, not for profit health system in southwest Virginia, with 8 hospitals, 195 clinics, 11 community-based residency and 14 fellowship programs, serving as the primary clinical training for medical students from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Carilion's extensive use of information and wireless technology resulted in the AHA ranking Carilion as one of the Top-10 Most Wired health systems.
Candidates must be ABMS/AOA-BC, fellowship trained in an approved AAHPM Palliative Medicine program, and certified through the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, or plan in place to receive certification within two years. Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and computer proficiency are required.
Responsibilities include the expansion of an inpatient palliative care consult service and the development of an outpatient consultation service. An "All-American City," Roanoke is a metro area of more than 300,000 located at the southern tip of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, 3-1/2 hours south of DC via Interstate 81. The area offers an abundance of outdoor activities in a mild four-season climate, affordable living, and excellent educational, professional and cultural opportunities.
Please contact Amy Marsh, Physician Recruiter, for additional information, amsilcox@carilionclinic.org or 540-224-5187.
Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit health care organization serving nearly one million people in Virginia through hospitals, outpatient specialty centers and advanced primary care practices. Led by multi-specialty physician teams with a shared philosophy that puts the patient first, Carilion is committed to improving outcomes for every patient while advancing the quality of care through medical education and research.
