Palliative Care Physician – Department Chair - IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, IN

Palliative Care Physician – Department Chair - IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, IN

Join a highly regarded and forward-moving Palliative Care program at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. This role offers the opportunity to lead with purpose and influence meaningful, system-level impact.

Position Details: 

As Department Chair at 1.0 FTE, you would be collaborating with interdisciplinary teams both inpatient and outpatient in addition to expanding the service line to ambulatory across region leading the Palliative team. 

• Will have clinical oversight of Palliative Care physicians, APPs and Nurses. 
• Will be an advocate of the program to executive leadership while also having the ability to partner with Palliative Care Department chairs across the system. 
• Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM
• No calls, no holidays.
• Adult Inpatient/Outpatient Consult Service
• Well-Established and comprehensive inpatient team.
• Approximately 25-30 patients per week (adult-geriatric, stroke, oncology, multiple co-morbidities)
• Provide virtual support to our two critical access hospitals.
• Teaching opportunities with family medicine residents
• Participation in hospital and system wide incentives

Qualifications:

• BE/BC Palliative Care
• Palliative Care Fellowship required. 
• MD/DO Indiana license or eligible
• Consistent and consecutive employment/training history
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to provide high quality patient care
• Team oriented, positive and patient centered
• Commitment to lifelong learning and open to change/improvement
• Demonstrated connection to our Values - Compassion, Excellence, Team and Purpose.

Comprehensive benefits package includes group insurance (health, dental, life, disability), 401k with company match, relocation assistance and occurrence-based malpractice insurance coverage.

IU Health Arnett Hospital is a full-service, 204-bed hospital with an adjacent outpatient surgery center committed to providing exceptional care and service for the whole family.

See how you can thrive, right here at Indiana University Health

Indiana University Health, Indiana University Health Physicians and Indiana University School of Medicine are EOE/AA Employers, M/F/D.

Indiana University Health is the state’s most comprehensive healthcare system, nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report and recognized for delivering exceptional care across multiple specialties. With 16 hospitals and more than 2,700 physicians, IU Health provides access to the most advanced care in Indiana, from primary care to highly specialized tertiary and quaternary services.

IU Health has a unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s largest and most highly regarded medical schools. This collaboration gives physicians access to innovative research, cutting-edge therapies, and opportunities to teach and mentor the next generation of healthcare providers.