Job Type:
RegularScheduled Hours:
40Job Description:
- Reviews clinical information and completes new consultations and follow ups in a timely manner working with the interdisciplinary team (physicians, social workers, and chaplains)
- Act as an integral part of the treatment team determining goals of care for patients with cancer-related or life-limiting chronic illnesses; collaborate with palliative care physicians regarding symptom management needs.
- Provides extensive education regarding chronic diseases and how they impact quality of life.
- Communicates with treatment team including other providers on changes to plan of care.
- On call coverage required for palliative care
About St. Elizabeth:
St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores. St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.
We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best. Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere. St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.
