The MedElite Group
Palliative Care Physician
Provide comprehensive, person-centered palliative and symptom-management services to residents in long-term care settings. Improve quality of life, guide goals-of-care discussions, and support residents and families through complex medical decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- • Deliver palliative and supportive care services to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
- • Conduct comprehensive assessments focusing on symptom management, functional status, and quality of life
- • Manage complex chronic and advanced illnesses with a comfort-focused, patient-centered approach
- • Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with residents and families
- • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including facility staff and primary care providers
- • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized symptom-management and treatment plans
- • Order and interpret diagnostic tests when clinically appropriate
- • Prescribe medications and evaluate ongoing treatment effectiveness
- • Educate residents, families, and facility staff on disease progression, treatment options, and care expectations
- • Complete all required clinical documentation accurately and in a timely manner
- • Maintain a compassionate, respectful, and supportive care environment
Required
- • Active and unrestricted MD license
- • Minimum 2 years’ experience in palliative care in a hospital or nursing home–based program
- • Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Palliative Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a related specialty
- • Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate sensitive and emotionally complex situations
- • Commitment to elder care, comfort-focused medicine, and interdisciplinary collaboration
Preferred
- • Certification in palliative care is a plus
Benefits & Perks
- • Competitive salary: $30,000 - $60,000
- • Paid Time Off
- • Malpractice insurance coverage
Location: Utica, NY
Schedule: Part Time (1 day/ week)
Salary: $50,000 - $60,000
About Infinite Medical P.C.
Infinite Medical P.C. is a nationwide network of advanced practice providers and specialty clinicians committed to delivering high-quality, proactive care directly to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. Our partnership with MedElite Healthcare Management Group empowers us to focus on what matters most: providing compassionate, personalized care that meets the unique needs of each resident. Together, we champion continuous innovation and collaboration in our mission to redefine senior care across the country.
Job Summary
Infinite Medical Group is seeking a dedicated Palliative Care Physician to provide comprehensive, person-centered palliative and symptom-management services to residents in long-term care settings. This role is ideal for a physician passionate about improving quality of life, guiding goals-of-care discussions, and supporting residents and families as they navigate complex medical decisions.
Responsibilities
- Deliver palliative and supportive care services to residents in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments focusing on symptom management, functional status, and quality of life
- Manage complex chronic and advanced illnesses with a comfort-focused, patient-centered approach
- Lead goals-of-care and advance care planning conversations with residents and families
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including facility staff and primary care providers
- Develop, implement, and monitor individualized symptom-management and treatment plans
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests when clinically appropriate
- Prescribe medications and evaluate ongoing treatment effectiveness
- Educate residents, families, and facility staff on disease progression, treatment options, and care expectations
- Complete all required clinical documentation accurately and in a timely manner
- Maintain a compassionate, respectful, and supportive care environment
- Active and unrestricted MD license
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in palliative care in a hospital or nursing home–based program
- Certification in palliative care is a plus
- Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Palliative Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a related specialty
- Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate sensitive and emotionally complex situations
- Commitment to elder care, comfort-focused medicine, and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Competitive salary: $30,000 - $60,000
- Paid Time Off
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Make a meaningful impact on the lives of seniors and their families
- Work in a collaborative, compassionate, and patient-centered care environment
- Enjoy work-life balance and a mission-driven team culture
Infinite Medical P.C. is an equal-opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge to create and maintain a workplace that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.
The above job description provides a general overview of responsibilities and expectations. Duties may evolve as business needs change.
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