Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full time, BC/BC Palliative Care Physician.

• Resource-rich working environment.
• Palliative Care and Support Services (PCSS) is an innovative and nationally recognized leader in delivering integrated, multidisciplinary community-based palliative care. Our outpatient palliative care practice reaches patients where they are: clinic, home, assisted living, nursing facilities and via telemedicine.
• Collaborate with talented team of on-site primary care clinicians and medical specialists to provide comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate care for patients and families facing serious illness.
• Formulates comprehensive care plans, patient education and ongoing evaluations in collaboration with the palliative care interdisciplinary team.
• Full-time is 35 patient contact hours.
• Work/life balance with regular hours; no night shifts or weekend call.

• Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine

• Physician-led and collegial environment
• Guaranteed salary 
• Shareholder-eligible after two years
• Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
• Malpractice tail coverage
• Relocation allowance
• Generous benefits package
• 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 1,700 clinicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation, and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Located on the southeast side of the San Francisco Bay, Fremont is the fourth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area, and California's 15th largest city. It is the closest East Bay city to Silicon Valley. With its moderate climate and proximity to major universities, shopping areas, recreation and cultural activities, employment centers, major airports, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, Fremont captures metropolitan living at its best. It also offers rich cultural diversity and an ambience of tolerance and community unity.

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