Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Summa Health - Akron, Ohio

Summa Health is seeking a board certified/board eligible Hospice & Palliative physician to join our team of 9 Physicians and 10 Advanced Practice Providers. This will be a palliative role in medical oncology. The selected candidate will become a member of Summa Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty group practice of 400+ physicians employed by the Summa Health System.

Summa Health – headquartered in Akron, Ohio – is one of the largest integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state. With 2 hospitals and 20+ health centers, Summa Health provides access to care throughout the region.

Opportunity Highlights

• Full-time, Benefit Eligible
• Outpatient work setting at our main Akron campus within the Cooper Cancer Center, no night call
• Weekend Call Rotation 1:5 – about 10 weekends per year
• Employed position offering competitive compensation, benefit package and incentives such as signing bonus, education loan assistance, relocation, and CME allowance
• One of the first programs in Ohio with Joint Commission certification in Advanced Palliative Care
• Team-based work with interdisciplinary teams including Pain and Palliative pharmacists, nurse program coordinators, social workers and pastoral care department
• Partnership with community based hospice and includes care of general inpatient hospice patients in the hospital’s acute palliative inpatient unit
• Large, established, referral base within the medical group, ACO and community partners
• Active involvement in medical student, resident and fellowship education
• Epic System EMR

Candidate Requirements

• Board Certified/Eligible in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Fellowship trained in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Current and unrestricted license in the State of Ohio, or willing to obtain
• Compassionate, caring demeanor with patients, families, and staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Emily Miclaus, Physician Recruiter at 330.375.3155 or email .

EOE/AA Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

Influenza vaccine required for all Summa health employees.