Hospice Job at Halifax Health in Port Orange, FL

Highlights:

Halifax Health has an excellent full-time mixed practice opportunity for an experienced, compassionate, and thoughtful Hospice & Palliative Care physician.  Responsible for delivering exceptional care while leading and educating our team as we continue to grow hospice and palliative care services in our region. Our physicians share responsibilities providing hospice interdisciplinary group support, direct care for patients in our inpatient hospice units, and serve as attending physician on our hospital palliative team. 

Halifax Health Hospice is a forty-five-year-old, not-for-profit hospice organization that prides itself on providing compassionate and thoughtful care to our patients and their families. Our hospice cares for an average daily census of 800 patients in Volusia, Flagler, Orange, and Osceola counties and has four freestanding hospice inpatient units.

Halifax Health Palliative Care is a robust, well-respected program that is over ten years old and serves the three hospitals in the Halifax Health system. The inpatient consultation team sees over 200 individual consults a month, and is composed of an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, a social worker and a palliative chaplain.

Live by the beach while making a difference at a respected safety net hospital with a job you will love. Come for the lifestyle, stay for the career!

• EPIC coming soon!
• Hospital owned and managed practice
• Physician Governance Council allows for physician input into strategic planning and operational policies for the employed physician group
  

Job Qualifications:

• Full time, Employed
• Must be ABMS/AOA Board Certified/Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Must hold US citizenship or permanent residency

Benefits:

• Qualifying employer for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness program
• Competitive compensation in line with MGMA standards; based on production and achievement of value driven quality metrics
• Comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision and a Matched 403(b) retirement plan, Unmatched 457 deferred comp plan also available
• Up to $2,800 per year for professional dues and memberships in 2 organizations
• $3,000 for CME allowance
• Relocation assistance/ Sign on bonuses in accordance with policy
• Liability insurance included
• NO STATE INCOME TAX - keep more of your wealth for you and your family!
  

About Halifax Health:

Halifax Health is the area’s only Level II Trauma Center serving the Volusia County community since 1928. Halifax Health is the area's largest tertiary healthcare provider. The main campus is located in Daytona Beach with 678 licensed beds, there is an 80-bed community hospital; Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange and a 90-bed hospital; Halifax Health | UF Health Medical Center of Deltona which opened in February 2020. Halifax Health has over 500 physicians on our Medical Staff representing more than 50 medical specialties.

Today, Halifax Health is rated one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ in the United States by IBM Watson Health™, Halifax Health serves Volusia and Flagler counties, providing a continuum of healthcare services through a network of organizations including a tertiary hospital, two community hospitals, an urgent care, psychiatric services, a cancer treatment center with five outreach locations, the area’s largest hospice, a center for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, primary care walk-in clinics, a clinic specializing in women’s health, a pediatric care community clinic, three children’s medical practices, a home healthcare agency, and an exclusive provider organization. Halifax Health offers the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Center for Transplant Services, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Child and Adolescent Behavioral Services, complete Neurosurgical Services, OB Emergency Department and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that cares for babies born earlier than 28 weeks.

About the Area: Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach is rich with history, in addition to the 23 miles of white sand beaches, the community is overflowing with sporting venues, museums, band shell concerts, night life, parks, wildlife, water activities and family fun. The population is approximately 70,000 and is a principal city of Volusia County. Daytona Beach lies about 51 miles from Orlando, 86 miles from Jacksonville, and 242 miles from Miami. There are excellent private and public schools including a top 10 ranked International Baccalaureate high school.