Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

Palliative Care Physician

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System  •  $125k - $750k/yr  •  New Brunswick, NJ (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Palliative Care Physician

Palliative Care

Full-Time | Monday-Friday | No Call

About the Role

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is seeking a board-certified Palliative Care Physician to join our inpatient palliative care service. In this full-time, weekday role, you will provide expert symptom management, guide complex goals-of-care conversations, and support patients and families facing serious illness. This position offers a predictable Monday-Friday schedule with no night, weekend, or call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide inpatient palliative care consultation for adult patients with serious or life-limiting illness
  • Manage pain and non-pain symptoms, including complex symptom burden at end of life
  • Lead goals-of-care, advance care planning, and code status discussions with patients and families
  • Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, oncologists, and other specialists to align care plans with patient values
  • Work within an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, and care coordinators
  • Support transitions to hospice, home-based care, and post-acute settings
  • Participate in quality improvement, education, and program development initiatives

What We Offer

  • Inpatient Full-time opportunity, Monday-Friday schedule with no call
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
  • Collaborative, mission-driven environment within a Catholic, community-based academic healthcare system
  • Opportunity to help grow and shape the palliative care program
  • CME allowance, malpractice coverage, over 44 days off, great perks

About Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare system in Central New Jersey, known for compassionate, high-quality care and a commitment to serving diverse communities.

Requirements:

  • MD or DO from an accredited institution
  • Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Completion of residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another ABMS-recognized primary specialty
  • Eligible for New Jersey medical licensure and DEA registration
  • Strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centered approach
  • Commitment to culturally sensitive, whole-person care

Full-time compensation at Saint Peter’s Healthcare System ranges from 125,000.00 - 750,000.00 USD, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, years of experience, academic and administrative appointment, and pre-established metrics on productivity/patient engagement/quality. The compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. .

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

About Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

SAINT PETER’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, Inc. is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. The System consists of Saint Peter’s University Hospital, Saint Peter’s Health & Management Services Corporation and The Saint Peter’s Foundation.

SAINT PETER’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Saint Peter’s University Hospital is an award-winning 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s is a state-designated children’s hospital and a regional perinatal center, and is a regional specialist in geriatrics, oncology, orthopedics, women’s services, and ambulatory care.

As one of just five hospitals in the world to be named a six-time Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Saint Peter's University Hospital knows the importance of establishing an environment that encourages professional development, emphasizing teamwork, providing patients with a nursing staff that delivers an extraordinary level of patient care and meeting high levels of excellence.

The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties, including pediatric cardiology through its affiliation with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Saint Peter’s is a sponsor of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine, and is a major clinical affiliate of Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences. Saint Peter’s also sponsors residency programs in radiology and orthopedic surgery.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
New Brunswick, NJ
Year Founded
1907
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