Adult Inpatient Palliative Care Physician

Adult Inpatient Palliative Care Physician

RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, is seeking an academically oriented Adult Inpatient Palliative Care Physician to join our growing program.

This physician will primarily provide comprehensive inpatient palliative care clinical services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick and the Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to support patients and families facing serious illness. As part of the flagship teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which sponsors an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, the physician will play an active role in education. As clinical faculty, responsibilities include teaching fellows, medical students, residents, and providers across the campus.

Unique opportunities exist for collaborations between clinical and research programs, clinical trials research, cancer chemoprevention, clinical and basic pharmacology, Phase 1 clinical trials, and participation in a broad range of other collaborative non-cancer/ palliative care clinical research.

MD (or equivalent) and BC/BE in Hospice and Palliative Medicine required, fellowship training preferred. Physician will be offered application of volunteer University appointment upon employment.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work is $285,000 - $330,000 per year.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.

About the Program:
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey--the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center--partners with RWJBarnabas Health, the state's largest integrated healthcare delivery system, to provide advanced, patient-centered oncology care. This collaboration offers patients access to cutting-edge diagnostics and therapies, including clinical trials, immunotherapy, precision medicine, CAR T-cell therapy, proton therapy, and cardio-oncology services. Check out our new free-standing cancer hospital, the Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center.

How to Apply:

Both experienced physicians and recent fellowship graduates are encouraged to apply!

To learn more or apply directly, please send your CV to Kendra Scott - Kendra.Scott@rwjbh.org

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women's and children's care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick's growing children's health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children's hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH's specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages--from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH's New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey's largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey -- whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state's largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.