Physician Lead, Palliative Care Services
1 month ago
Job Description
Physician Position in Palliative Care Services
The successful incumbent will also provide palliative care services for days contacted, including some weekends and statutory holidays. The Physician Lead will provide a support service to palliative care clients and families to assist in meeting identified palliative needs including the assessment, management, treatment, and provision of compassionate care and comfortable measures for those persons facing life-limiting illness. They will provide medical direction and leadership as required to nurses, residents, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the management of patients, end-of-life decisions, and other palliative care issues while ensuring appropriate legible documentation, including history and physical examinations, management plan, follow-up plan, orders, and consultations is maintained on all patients.
Job Qualifications
Physician Lead Qualifications
In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
The successful applicant is encouraged to participate in the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education programs in the SHA and may be appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
The start date for this position is immediate. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Additional Information
Responsibilities of the Physician Lead in Palliative Care Services
The Physician Lead will provide medical input into the review, development, and ongoing revision of protocols, policies, and procedures applicable to the Palliative Care Services program within the SHA. They will mentor other physicians providing Palliative Care Services to assist them in meeting generally accepted standards of medical care for palliative care patients and in practicing and/or providing leadership in the context of a multi-disciplinary team. The Physician Lead is expected to strengthen community support and awareness of Palliative Care Services by educating other physicians, physician office staff, team members (including volunteers), patients and family members, healthcare professionals not specializing in palliative care (such as home care, agency nursing staff, LINK Service, etc.), and the community. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Physician Lead will share in the responsibility for educating other team members about effective medical interventions for terminally ill patients.
The successful incumbent will educate patients and families about the disease processes, pre-treatment options, the goals of palliative care, and other issues as required. Education is provided directly while visiting patients as the primary physician or as a palliative care consultant, or (indirectly) through staff education and writing educational materials. When available and applicable, the Physician Lead will participate in homecare team rounds, held on a weekly basis on a schedule that promotes multi-disciplinary care. They will attend selected family conferences and be available to mentor other members of the palliative health care team, including the primary health connected to the care team.
The Physician Lead will respond to patient-related questions from team members, family physicians, and specialists, and facilitate communications between providers at different sites as patients make the transition through the healthcare system. The successful incumbent will also participate in the development of care protocols, clinical practice guidelines, etc. to improve the standard of palliative care in the region and will participate in data collection and other quality improvement activities and program development. The Physician Lead will attend and participate in Palliative Care Services meetings as applicable.
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