Palliative Care opening in Crown Point, IN
45 minutes to downtown Chicago, IL
Full time, permanent

Network is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Palliative Care (Internal or Family Medicine) physician to join our team at our Crown Point, IN. We provide a team-oriented, family-like culture that empowers you to focus on your passion for patient care. Teamwork, empathy, and a positive personality are essential traits for us. We have a full support staff that works to make your job easier and keep focus on your patients needs. Our team members all work together to ensure the extraordinary care of our patients. As we say, youre either taking care of our patient or taking care of those caring for our patient

WHAT WE NEED:
Ideal candidate will have a strong focus on clinical excellence and providing compassionate patient care. Candidate will display exceptional interpersonal skills with a desire to develop strong ties with the community and build long-lasting relationships with colleagues. Physician and Advanced Practice Providers will need to work collaboratively to coordinate and deliver the highest quality of patient care.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
For all health care services at Franciscan Physician Network, we follow the Ethical and Religious Directives, while caring for our patient population.

Flexible full-time schedule; No weekends or holidays
Physicians share call and act as backup for Nurse Practitioner for nights and weekends
Physicians are only on backup call, not primary call and call volume is extremely low (on average 1 call per month)
Additional training such as a short immersive course and appropriate CME in Palliative Care provided upon hire
National Catholic Bioethics certification provided
Collegial team of specialists
Onsite chaplain and social worker