Palliative Care Physician (Inpatient)

About the role

As our Inpatient Palliative Care Physician, you will join Saint Joseph Medical Group, part of CommonSpirit Health, as a member of our collaborative Palliative Care team in Lexington, Kentucky. You will practice within a supportive medical staff and multidisciplinary care environment while making a meaningful impact on patients and families facing serious and complex illnesses throughout Lexington and the surrounding Central Kentucky region.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient Palliative Care consultation and management
• Partner closely with patients, families, hospitalists, specialists, nursing, and other care team members to address symptom management, goals of care, complex medical decision‑making, and advance care planning
• Provide symptom management, goals‑of‑care discussions, advance care planning, and support for patients and families navigating serious illness
• Collaborate closely with hospitalists, specialists, nursing, case management, chaplaincy, and other interdisciplinary team members
• Work alongside two experienced Palliative Care advanced practice providers
• Join a collegial and collaborative team of providers