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Position Summary: 

We are excited to announce a position opening for a full-time Pediatric Palliative Care Physician at Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE. 

We are looking for a skilled team builder, an effective teacher, and an outstanding clinician with both excellent communication and interpersonal skills and expertise in pain and symptom management. Qualified candidates will have experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team and with medically complex conditions, including direct provision of end-of-life care. 

The position reports to the Division Chief of Palliative Medicine and the successful candidate will be part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team within the Department of Pediatrics. 

The Division provides inpatient, ambulatory, and home hospice oversight care and is home to a well-established and well-respected pediatric hospice and palliative medicine fellowship. A faculty appointment consistent with the level of academic achievement will be provided at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. All levels of experience, including recent fellowship graduates who are board-eligible, will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide interdisciplinary consultation services, facilitate discussion and clarification of patient and family goals of care, and collaborate with the primary care team and community agencies throughout a child’s disease trajectory. 
• Share in the on-call responsibilities of the service. 
• Participate in the team’s educational efforts with trainees and medical staff in all areas of pediatric palliative care, including but not limited to appropriate pain and symptom management, grief, and interdisciplinary approaches to caring for children and families facing serious illness.
• Assist in educational, research and advocacy efforts for children with complex chronic and/or life-threatening conditions. 

What We Offer: 

• Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
• Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• An innovative, collegial environment with supportive leadership
• An organization-wide commitment to developing the healthiest workforce in the nation through a robust and wholistic network of wellness/well-being resources and initiatives.  

Qualifications: 

• MD, DO or equivalent clinical doctoral degree from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an ACGME Accredited Pediatric Residency Program and a Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
• Board Certification in Pediatric Medicine and Board Eligibility/ Certification in Palliative Medicine
• Eligibility to obtain valid DEA and Medical licensure in the state of Delaware
• An academic record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor

To Apply and/or Learn More

For confidential consideration, please apply online: https://epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/jobs/preview/16034/?keyword=16034&mode=location

Have questions regarding the position? Click here to contact Jessica N. Vega, Senior Physician Recruiter.

About Nemours

Nemours is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust. Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, as well as world-changing research, education and advocacy, Nemours fulfills the promise of a healthier tomorrow for all children — even those who may never enter our doors. Nemours began more than 80 years ago with the vision of Alfred I. duPont to improve the lives of children and to do whatever it takes to prevent and treat even the most disabling childhood conditions. Today, through our children’s hospitals and health system, we directly care for 250,000 children annually in Delaware Valley and Florida, including families who travel from across the country and world to see our specialists — treating every child as we would our own. We also reach beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics to be a voice for children on a national and international level, and to lead the way in prevention, intervention, education, and research. Nemours is growing to better serve the children and families in our ca...re. We have 1.1 million square feet of space currently devoted to providing children’s healthcare or under construction, all designed with significant input and advice from our patients and families.

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