What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - Palliative Care at Packnett Family Cancer Institute position at Parkview Physicians Group?
Join Our Team!
Parkview Health is currently seeking a full-time Board Eligible / Board Certified Palliative Care physician to join our team at Parkview Packnett Family Cancer Institute in Fort Wayne, IN.
Specifics of The Role
- The ideal candidate is a compassionate and innovative physician driven to provide a multidisciplinary approach to palliative care in the cancer population.
- Palliative care is an integral part of our cancer care delivery model with involvement at all stages of a patient’s cancer journey, when appropriate.
- Commitment to proactive management of symptoms and improvement of quality of life.
- Completion of a palliative care fellowship favored, but internal medicine, family medicine, surgical or dual palliative care and medical cancer training would be considered in the right candidate.
- Call frequency is 1:3
- Academic-style practice in a community setting
- Health system utilizes EPIC EMR System
Parkview Packnett Family Cancer Institute
- 200,000 square foot state of the art facility, opened in 2018.
- Serves the oncology needs for Parkview Health system with a catchment area population of over 1.3 million people.
- Cancer Institute is organized around Tumor Site Teams, each with their own Tumor Board and an array of support services
- Robust navigation and social work support
- All oncologic specialties are co-located under one roof.
- The Cancer Institute has the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) of all service lines in Parkview Health.
Parkview Health
- Proudly committed to bringing the highest quality of care to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio
- Region’s largest employer with over 16,000 employees
- Health system is comprised of more than 1,100 world-class providers in more than 45 specialties in over 300 locations.
- Named Best In-State Employer by Forbes for the past three years
- Named the 7th Most Loved Workplace in the US by Newsweek Magazine
Benefits
Our excellent benefit package includes:
- Highly competitive salaries plus annual incentive compensation opportunity
- Commencement bonus
- Paid relocation
- Student loan assistance
- Retirement contribution plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- And many other non-traditional benefits!
Apply Today!
- For additional information or to submit your CV, please contact us at providercareers@parkview.com
Community Highlights
Northeast Indiana is in the middle of it all, located just three hours or less by car from Midwest cities including Chicago, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis – but with its own unique charm of small-town life, with big-city amenities.
From our Fort Wayne International Airport which is conveniently located just 8 miles south of Fort Wayne and provides 4 major airline carriers to get you to your desired destination, or our Famous Children’s Zoo where you can explore the worlds exotic animals and different cultures without having to leave IN, there is no shortage of adventure here!
Our expanding Downtown is full of eclectic restaurants, outdoor ventures, and plenty of community fairs, festivals and happenings.
Here, we offer the opportunity to create your version of the American dream, whether you’re looking to grow your career, family, or home. Fort Wayne, the region’s hub and Indiana’s second largest city, consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the U.S and boasts some of the nation’s lowest cost of living.
The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com named Fort Wayne as the top housing market in the country based on affordability, available inventory, low cost of living, and quality of life.
Choose from some of the best Public Schools and Private Schools for your family members and rest assured that you and your loved ones will feel the welcoming spirit that Northeast Indiana provides to those who choose to call it home.
We encourage you to come visit our growing health system and vibrant community and we will welcome you with our big-hearted, Midwest hospitality.