| Posting Number: | F002371 |
| Academic Title: | Faculty Positions – Palliative Medicine Physicians |
| Rank: | Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor |
| Administrative Title: | |
| Discipline | Clinical Medicine-MD |
| Specialty: | Palliative Medicine |
| Contract Type: | Non-Tenure Track, Renewable Appointment (initial appt period) |
| Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: | Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search, Prior Employment Verification, This position requires a licensure, certification, or special requirements |
| Proposed Start Date: | 07/01/2024 |
| Full-Time/Part-Time: | Full time -> FTE 1.00 |
| Position Description Summary: | The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), an independent non-profit academic clinical practice group affiliated with George Washington University, is seeking full-time academic Palliative Medicine physicians for the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine, part of our expanding academic practice and clinical programs. Our practice includes a robust inpatient palliative medicine consult service serving a tertiary care hospital, a community-based inpatient hospice unit, and an outpatient supportive and palliative care clinic.
These non-tenure track appointments will be made at a rank (Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Full Professor) commensurate with experience. |
| Specific Duties and Responsibilities: | We are hiring physicians to become collaborative partners in our clinical and education-focused practice, where research is also supported. Leadership opportunities exist for competitive candidates and educational opportunities abound in undergraduate and graduate medical education. Persons with a specific interest in leadership in inpatient palliative medicine are invited to apply.
Overnight telephone and weekend in-person call are required. |
| Minimum Qualifications: | Applicants must be board-certified/eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and licensed in the District of Columbia at the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to meeting the needs of patients across the care continuum, have a record of providing excellent clinical care, have experience training medical students, residents, and fellows, and have an interest in quality improvement or research, as evidenced by experience, publications, evaluations, and/or references. |
| Advertised Salary: | Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. |
| Other Benefits: | Full benefits package available including professional malpractice coverage (including tail coverage), time off for CME, a Professional Expense Account, retirement benefits, etc. |
| Other Information: | Academic rank at The George Washington University will be commensurate with experience. |
| Special Instructions to Applicants: | To apply, please complete an online faculty application and upload a curriculum vitae and cover letter. Cover letters should include a brief statement of clinical, educational, and research interests. Applicants are encouraged to include a perspective related to their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening. |
| Department Link: | https://smhs.gwu.edu/medicine/divisions/geriatrics-palliative-medicine |
| Posting Close Date: | |
| Open Until Filled: | Yes |
| Background Screening | Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire. |
| EEO Statement: | The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. |
| Quick Link | https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/100496 |
