Outpatient Palliative Care Physician

 
Optum is looking for a Full-Time Palliative Medicine Physician to join our Palliative Care team in Northridge, CA.

The clinicians we seek are those who practice medicine with a focus on patient care, not volume.

We want our clinicians to take the time needed to truly address the patient’s needs.

 
If you’re looking to join a physician-led community that is making a difference in healthcare, Optum is the place for you.

Our initial online application process will take you less than two minutes to complete!

 

Position Details:

Clinician to join our newly redesigned Palliative Care Program

Plenty of growth and leadership opportunities

Monday
– Friday : 8am
– 5pm

Average Patients Per Day ~10-12 PPD | 60 mins for new patients and 30 min follow up appointments

Patient Mix : >65 with chronic medical conditions eg.

CHF, COPD, Diabetes

No weekends or nights required but must be open to being on call

Shard call with all high risk providers, one weekend every fifteen weeks but do not need to be home bound

Majority of the time will be in an office setting but will do some home, SNF, Hospital visits

Dedicated support staff : Care Partner or Social Worker assigned to each patient depending on needs

Support in Clinic : NP, MA, LVN, and Pharmacist to clinic panel size of 300 patients

 

Requirements:

Unrestricted California State Medical License

Current California DEA certificate

BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

 

Preferences :

?Critical Care, Palliative, or Geriatrics Boarded MD/DO with previous experience highly preferred

Previous experience in a managed care setting and working with chronically ill patients

Medical Spanish preferred but not required

 

Benefits:

Robust Benefits Package and Bonuses

Leadership Pathways and Partnership

Supplemental Compensation

CME Reimbursement and Related Time Off

Paid License Renewals

Malpractice Tail Coverage

Volunteer Opportunities

Employee Wellness Program

 

Careers with Optum.

Here’s the idea.

We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone.

Optum brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential.

For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter.

Here you’ll find incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum and its affiliated medical practices are Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Optum and its affiliated medical practices is a drug-free workplace.

Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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