Overview

You take care of patients.We'll take care of everything else.Including you.You've spent years learning and training to provide outstanding care for your patients. That's why our model lets you focus on taking care of them. Our physicians have wrap-around practice and administrative support to do many of the things that aren't clinical, from answering emails to providing follow-up instructions, to helping secure social services for your patients.We take care of you, too, with exceptional compensation packages, market-leading retirement contributions, gold-star health benefits, generous PTO, continuing medical education time and allowance, and leadership development through our in-house Northwest Permanente University.Position Overview:

Northwest Permanente, P.C. is currently seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Palliative Medicine physician to join our growing medical group in the Hospice and Palliative Medicine department. You will work as part of our 18-clinician team in Portland, Oregon. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration, and palliative care medical skills. Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship training is required.

This is an exciting time to work in the Department of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Northwest Permanente. Kaiser Northwest has its own hospice program, integrated clinic-based palliative care and home-based palliative care, as well as an inpatient consultation service. The opportunities for palliative care clinicians are challenging and varied, and there is broad institutional support for our mission. We place a strong emphasis on a team-first, collaborative approach. In this role, you will practice in a supportive and collegial environment as an essential member of the care team.

We currently support patients at the Sunnyside, Westside, Interstate and Skyline medical centers in the Portland and Salem, OR areas. We prefer to have consistency in scheduling and panel management. For this role, you will primarily work in the Portland Metropolitan area. We also need flexibility to cover locations based on our patient's needs as our team continues to grow. We look forward to exploring your location preferences and the needs of our patients during your interview.Working for Northwest Permanente, our Palliative Care physicians enjoy:$247,281 - $298,000 - Projected Annual Total Rewards Value*

• Salary: $184,500 - $209,520 (.90 FTE)
• 36-hour work week
• Additional 21% employer contribution to retirement programs, including pension (This is not a match; NWP contributes an additional 21% of clinician earnings to retirement programs regardless of employee contribution)
• 90%+ employer paid health plan
• Paid annual education leave + $1800.00 annual education allowance

In addition to Projected Annual Total Rewards value, New Hire Incentives include:

• PSLF eligible
• Student Loan Assistance - up to $125,000 over 5 years
• Relocation allowance - up to $15K

Other Exceptional Benefits:

• Leadership opportunities
• Shareholder opportunities

*Projected annual total rewards value may be adjusted for FTE, experience, geography, and qualifications are subject to plan participation requirements. Speak to our physician recruiter for full details.For more information about this position, contact Jason Dulin, Physician Recruiter, jason.r.dulin@kp.org.Why Northwest Permanente Physicians Work HerePracticing in an integrated health care model like ours means that our clinicians have instant access to dozens of specialties, which allows for a level of collaboration and comprehensive treatment not found just anywhere. But don't just take our word for it. Hear what NWP physicians have to say about the collaborative environment they work in, and how this model not only makes their jobs easier -- it makes them better doctors.Join Our Medical GroupNorthwest Permanente is a self-governed, physician-led, multi-specialty group of 1,500 physicians, surgeons, and clinicians, caring for 630,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's preeminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated, value-based, and high-quality care.Equal Opportunity EmployerAt Northwest Permanente, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Northwest Permanente believes that equity, inclusion, and diversity among our employees are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.