Job Description
The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), an independent non-profit academic clinical practice group affiliated with George Washington University, is seeking full-time academic Palliative Medicine physicians for the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine, part of our expanding academic practice and clinical programs. Our practice includes a robust inpatient palliative medicine consult service serving a tertiary care hospital, a community-based inpatient hospice unit, and an outpatient supportive and palliative care clinic. We are hiring physicians to become collaborative partners in our clinical and education-focused practice, where research is also supported. Leadership opportunities exist for competitive candidates and educational opportunities abound in undergraduate and graduate medical education. Persons with a specific interest in leadership in inpatient palliative medicine are invited to apply. These non-tenure track appointments will be made at a rank (Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Full Professor) commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities: Overnight telephone and weekend in-person call are required.
Basic Qualifications: Applicants must be board-certified/eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and licensed in the District of Columbia at the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to meeting the needs of patients across the care continuum, have a record of providing excellent clinical care, have experience training medical students, residents, and fellows, and have an interest in quality improvement or research, as evidenced by experience, publications, evaluations, and/or references.
Application Procedure: To apply, please complete an online faculty application at
and upload a curriculum vitae and cover letter. Cover letters should include a brief statement of clinical, educational, and research interests. Applicants are encouraged to include a perspective related to their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.
Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background
screening.
The George Washington University and the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates are Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers that do not unlawfully discriminate in any of their programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Job Tags
Full time, Night shift, Weekend work,