What are the responsibilities and job description for the Palliative Care & Hospice - Chief position at Guthrie Clinic?

Guthrie Clinic a non-profit physician-led integrated health care delivery system is seeking candidates Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Care to lead Guthries Hospice & Palliative Care program.

Highlights of the Position

As the Chief of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine, this role has responsibility for the medical component of the hospices patient care program as well as overseeing of the Palliative Medicine department.
The Chief is accountable to be a mentor, leader, change agent, and resource for best practice models for hospice and palliative care to ensure the delivery of quality medical palliative care.
This role will be responsible for Hospice and Palliative Care in all of Guthries Hospital sites (Pennsylvania Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre & Towanda locations; Troy Hospital) (New York Corning Hospital, Cortland Hospital and Lourdes Hospital).
In addition to hospital locations, this role oversees all hospice locations, including the implementation of the entire physician, nursing, social work, therapy and counseling areas within hospice and Palliative Medicine departments to ensure that these areas consistently meet patient and family needs.
This role will have 0.7 clinical FTE and 0.3 FTE for administrative duties.

Candidate Requirements

Unwavering commitment to our mission of improving health through clinical excellence and compassion; every patient, every time

Candidate must be board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Minimum of 3 years of Palliative Care experience, preferably at a large hospital or academic medical center, ideally in a diverse, urban and highly regulated market with a high ratio of Medicaid-insured patient population.

Experience should include minimum of 3 years in a leadership role either within an academic Division or Department or in one or more enterprise positions within their home hospital or health system.

Successful track record leading cost management initiatives and experience with budget management preferred.

Must have demonstrated a commitment to professional development along with mentoring and coaching of faculty and team members.

Must have demonstrated experience leading faculty in professional development.

Must hold active license in NY and PA or be eligible for medical licensure.

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Salary

Full benefits including medical dental and disability insurance

Malpractice insurance

Guthrie Retirement Savings Plan (403B) with employer match and age-based contributions

Allowance for licensure fees Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate and renewals

10,000 referral bonus if you refer a physician that we hire on a full-time basis

Dedication to Quality Patient Care

Robust EHR (Epic 10-Star health system top 1% of Epic organizations)

Easy access to Guthrie Specialists

All locations accredited Patient Centered Medical Home under the NCQA standards

Care Coordinators (RN) available at all locations to care for high-risk patients and provide education

Career Development

Meeting time 14 days with options for home study

3400 annually for conference registration certifications membership fees for specialty-specific medical societies

Provider mentoring and leadership training opportunities available

Supportive Transition

Relocation expenses paid (Subject to applicable taxes)

Accompanying partner placement assistance available

Physician professional and social special interest groups

Dedicated Onboarding Specialist and Provider Services team to ensure a successful start at Guthrie

Contact Your Recruiter

Kerry Hitchcock - Sr. Physician Recruiter

About the Community

Located on the Pennsylvania and New York border, Sayre is part of the larger community known as the Penn-York Valley or simply "The Valley." The other communities comprise Athens, PA, South Waverly, PA, and Waverly, NY. The combined population of these communities is 35,000. The Valley offers scenic countryside and rural living with easy access to larger areas such as Corning, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Binghamton, NY. I-86 is only minutes away and offers a direct route to Elmira and Binghamton, NY airports.

About Guthrie

Guthrie is a fully integrated healthcare system servicing Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier region of New York. With six hospitals and 76 regional offices in a 13-county catchment area, our team of nearly 1,000 Physicians and Advanced Practitioners provides more than 2 million patient visits annually.

IH #LI-KH1

Zip 18840

Location : Sayre, PA

Opportunity ID : KH_PC&H_Chief

Contact Name : Kerry Hitchcock

Employment Type : Full Time

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