Sign on for fellows and physicians coming from outside the market, relocation offered as well. Retention bonus offered after 2 years of employment if coming from within the market. CME, licensure and additional monies for quality, 6 weeks' vacation and 1 week for CME as well as 7 holidays. No call at this time; nights and weekends covered by APPs.
Required Education:
MD/DO
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Internal Number: 43674
NORTON PALLIATIVE CARE, A PART OF NORTON HEALTHCARE, is seeking a board-certified and fellowship-trained palliative care physician to join its growing team. Norton Palliative Care currently provides services at two facilities, with plans to expand to other facilities. This is a team of collaborative health care providers offering inpatient and outpatient services to our patients. The ideal candidate will join two palliative care physicians, six nurse practitioners, three social workers, and one palliative care nurse. The team has access to hundreds of specialists, including board-certified and fellowship-trained oncologists and researchers. This group completes an average of 9,300 patient visits a year. Palliative care providers work with several service lines across the Norton Healthcare system to partner on palliative care services with hospitalists; intensivists; hospice providers; and emergency room, pulmonary, cardiovascular and cardiology providers. They also collaborate with Norton Cancer Institute Resource Centers and Norton Healthcare’s behavioral oncology and supportive care programs.
About the Position:
Must be board certified or board eligible
Primary work schedule is Monday through Friday
Team of seven days on/seven days off advanced practice providers at each facility provide full-time coverage and cover after-hours calls
Inpatient and outpatient care settings
Work with nationally accredited services including Commission on Cancer-accredited Norton Cancer Institute and DNV Healthcare-accredited Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program
Norton Cancer Institute is one of the largest comprehensive oncology practices in the region, offering medical oncology/hematology, radiation oncology, gynecologic oncology, neuro-oncology, surgical oncology, orthopedic oncology, oncologic dermatology, behavioral oncology and genetic counseling services
Competitive salary, opportunities for quality, sign-on and/or retention
Relocation assistance available for those who qualify- Norton Healthcare employee benefits, including paid malpractice insurance and retirement contributions
Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/ Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
About Norton HealthcareNorton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients from throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond.The not-for-profit hospital and health care system is Louisville’s second largest employer, with more than 18,000 employees, over 1,700 employed medical providers and approximately 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. Norton Healthcare has six hospitals: five in Louisville and one in Madison, Indiana, with a total of 1,993 licensed beds. A seventh hospital is scheduled to open in West Louisville in summer 2024. The system also includes eight outpatient centers, 18 Norton Immediate Care Centers, eight Norton Prompt Care at Walgreens clinics and an expanded telehealth program. It provides care at more than 340 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women’s and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas.In 2021 Norton Healthcare was named by Healthiest Employers as the 10th healthiest ...place to work in the country and has twice been awarded an honorable mention for the C. Everett Koop National Health Awards. Since 2018, Norton Healthcare’s five Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute have been named LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, earning a top score of 100 on the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). More information is available at NortonHealthcare.com.
