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Hospice Physician

Westerly Hospital
New Haven, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 11/7/2025 CLOSED ON 12/16/2025

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Overview

Posting Title: Hospice Physician

Location: New Haven, CT

Position Type: Full-time

EMR System: EPIC

Overview:

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the Yale New Haven Health System Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Yale New haven Health (YNHH) is seeking a compassionate, board-certified (or eligible) Hospice & Palliative Care Physician to join our highly respected hospice and palliative care program. You will work with an interdisciplinary team to deliver patient-and-family-centered care for individuals with serious life-limiting illness, both in the home and inpatient settings.

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health?

Excellent work environment—Flexible schedules to ensure work-life balance. Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too.

Career Advancement – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system!

Compensation Package – Enjoy an enhanced compensation package, including a generous sign-on bonus, wRVU, and Quality incentive plans.

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless.

Benefits: – Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions.

Employment Perks – Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities. Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physician. Intriguing cities with something for everyone, whether you love arts, history, parks or delicious food.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide consultative and direct patient care in palliative and hospice settings (home, skilled nursing facility, inpatient)
  • Lead goals-of-care discussions with patients, families and the care team
  • Manage complex symptom burden (e.g. pain, dyspnea, nausea) and coodinate care plans aligned with patient values.
  • Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), nursing, social work, spiritual care and case managers.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and education of medical staff.
  • Support transitions from curative to hospice-focused care when appropriate

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
  • Fellowship trained and/or Board Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine preferred
  • Active or eligible for Connecticut medical license

To learn more, please email or schedule a time to speak with our In-House Physician Recruiter:

Elena Geanuracos at Elena.Geanuracos@ynhh.org

Websites: www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers www.ynhhs.org

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID

164401
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