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Full Time Permanent

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Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician

Veterans Health Administration

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Job description

Outstanding Co-Op Opportunity Education Incentives Quality of Life

The Lexington, KY VA Healthcare System (LVAHCS) seeks a highly motivated physician to join our Geriatric Extended Care service.

  • Serve as the Attending Physician for our 40-bed Hospice Care Inpatient Living Center, providing direct patient care while collaborating with Nursing, Social Work, and Physician Rehab services as needed.
  • Provides a continuum of palliative care services across various settings to include but not limited to: Acute care, Inpatient Living Center, Outpatient consultative clinics, Home-Based Primary Care, Emergency Department, Geri Palliative clinic, as well as the Infusion room.
  • Must be BE/BC Family or Internal Medicine. Highly qualified candidates will be BC Geriatrics or Palliative Medicine and have 2+ years of experience, including background in dementia care.
  • Enjoy an excellent work-life balance with a set Monday-Friday schedule (7:30am-4pm), no weekends, and no on-call time.

Unrestricted licensure in any State is required.

Position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP).

Recruitment Incentives are available.

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