Palliative Care Physician

About the role

The Physician in the Division of Supportive Oncology serves as a key clinical member of an interprofessional team dedicated to the comprehensive supportive care of patients with cancer. Reporting directly to the Enterprise Director of Supportive Oncology, this physician will provide expert clinical care in palliative medicine and supportive oncology within the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based outpatient consultative and longitudinal clinical care to patients with cancer experiencing pain, complex symptom burden, and other supportive care needs across Jefferson New and SKCCC enterprise sites.
• Partner with hematology/oncology teams, disease-focused multidisciplinary groups, and other departments to ensure seamless, integrated supportive care is embedded throughout the cancer care continuum.
• Conduct timely and thorough new patient consultations and follow-up visits, documenting care in accordance with institutional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to Standards of Professional Care, division clinical policies, and SKCCC Enterprise Quality Committee guidelines to minimize care variation and optimize patient outcomes.
• Support and participate in goals-of-care conversations, advance care planning, and transitions of care including hospice referral when appropriate.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.
• Completion of residency training in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neurology, or a related applicable specialty.
• Subspecialty fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) from an ACGME-accredited program — required.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABMS or AOA).
• Current and unrestricted medical licensure in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and DEA license or eligibility to obtain.
• 2 years of post-fellowship clinical experience in palliative medicine and/or supportive oncology — strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in the clinical management of cancer-related pain, symptom burden, and psycho-oncology.
• Experience in outpatient supportive oncology and/or palliative care clinic settings within a comprehensive cancer center environment is desirable.
• Prior experience working within an interprofessional team model including APPs, nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Broad working knowledge of evidence-based approaches to cancer pain management, palliative symptom control, goals-of-care communication, and psycho-oncology.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary oncology colleagues.
• Commitment to excellence in patient safety, the patient and family experience, and the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care.
• Dedication to the academic mission, including teaching, mentorship, and scholarly activity.
• Unwavering commitment to Jefferson's four-pillar mission: clinical care, academics (teaching/research), innovation, and philanthropy.

Skills & Attributes

• Expertise in the clinical management of cancer-related pain, symptom burden, and psycho-oncology.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary oncology colleagues.
• Commitment to excellence in patient safety, the patient and family experience, and the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care.
• Dedication to the academic mission, including teaching, mentorship, and scholarly activity.
• Unwavering commitment to Jefferson's four-pillar mission: clinical care, academics (teaching/research), innovation, and philanthropy.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Primarily outpatient clinical setting across Jefferson New Jersey and SKCCC enterprise sites; inpatient consultative coverage may be optional depending on divisional need. Regular travel between Jefferson New Jersey sites may be expected. On-call responsibilities to be determined by division leadership in accordance with divisional staffing model.