The University of California, Irvine (posted June 23, 2007)

	The University of California, Irvine is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible palliative medicine physician to serve as a hospitalist and an assistant clinical professor. The candidate needs to be board-certified/board-eligible in internal medicine. Training in geriatrics is preferred.
	Interested individuals please contact Solomon Liao, MD by email or by phone:  714-456-5003

Pediatric Consultant in Pain & Palliative Care Employment Opportunity (posted March 9, 2007)

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is a not-for-profit, comprehensive health care provider serving the diverse needs of children from infancy through adolescence. With 316 staffed hospital beds, we are the sixth largest children's health care organization in the U.S., with services available in all major pediatric specialties.

Please join us as a Pediatric Consultant in Pain & Palliative Care We seek a full time physician to join the expanding multi-disciplinary Pain & Palliative Care Team in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Pain & Palliative Care is an exciting and ambitious program, which aims to control acute, chronic and recurrent pain in all in- and outpatients at Children's. In close collaboration with all pediatric subspecialties at Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Pain & Palliative Care is joined with Integrative Medicine (which provides mind body interventions such as hypnosis, biofeedback, massage, aromatherapy and much more) and Home & Hospice Care. The team also provides holistic, multidisciplinary care for children and teens with life-limiting or terminal diseases and their families. Our Acute Pain Service follows more than 1000 patients per year and is designed as a consultation service for inpatient neonates to young adults. The team, which includes advanced practice nurses, provides pharmacological (non-opioids, opioids and adjuvant analgesia via different routes of application including patient-controlled analgesia) and integrative treatment modalities in close cooperation with all pediatric subspecialties including child life, psychosocial staff, medicine and nursing. In our outpatient pain clinic we assess and follow children with chronic pain issues and their families through a multidisciplinary team consisting out of a clinic nurse, social worker/family therapist, physical therapist, psychologist and pediatrician/pain specialist. The team assesses children with acute, chronic or recurrent pain jointly and the follow-up plan will be tailored upon the needs of the individual child and his or her family. Our busy palliative home care and hospice service has a daily census of about 80 children with life-limiting and terminal conditions, which makes us the largest program in the USA. A multidisciplinary team, including nurses, pediatricians, social workers, psychologist, chaplain, child life specialist, bereavement counselor, provides care for in- and outpatients as well as in the community through disease, death and bereavement. A perinatal hospice and a significant educational component through our Children's Institute of Palliative Care complete the service. The successful applicant will be the 2nd full-time consultant providing care for patients from infancy through adolescence in Pain & Palliative Care. This exciting team is looking for a board certified pediatrician or anesthesiologist. It would be desirable for the applicant to have training and clinical experience in pain and/or palliative care, as well as teaching and research skills. Experienced pediatricians with an excellent skill set of managing children with chronic conditions may also apply and would be trained through our program. Qualifications include: M.D. or DO required with Minnesota license or license eligibility. Preference will be given to individuals with significant pediatric experience in assessment and treatment of acute and chronic pain disorders and palliative care patients. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills, the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, and strong collaboration skills with medical personnel. For further questions feel free to contact the program director Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD. We offer competitive compensation and benefits package. For consideration, please visit our web site at to learn more. Please forward your cover letter and CV with references to: Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD Medical Director Pain & Palliative Care Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota 2525 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404; 612-813-6498 Phone; 612-813-6358 Fax; e-mail

Stanford Hospital and Clinics seeks a full-time physician for an innovative, palliative
care consultation team (8/20/2006)

The position carries an academic appointment in the clinician-educator line (General Internal Medicine) at the appropriate rank. Qualifications: *Must be board-certified/eligible in palliative medicine *Fellowship training in palliative medicine is strongly preferred *Prior experience in palliative care consultations beyond training desirable

To apply, submit: *Curriculum vitae *Personal statement describing addressing why such a position is desirable and a good fit for the applicant's interests, experience, and career goals during the next five to 10 years *Contact information for three professional references (mailing address, telephone, fax, and email) Dr. James Hallenbeck Director, Palliative Care Services Stanford University School of Medicine 3801 Miranda Avenue, 100-2C Palo Alto, CA 94304 Send by e-mail

Pediatric Palliative Care Physician -
The Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre ( 4/3/2005)

The Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre located in the wonderful harbour city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is seeking a physician at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level. The successful candidate would be welcomed as the second physician for the pediatric palliative care team, which includes a pediatrician, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Bereavement Coordinator, and Administrative Assistant. Training in Pediatric Pain/Palliative Medicine is a requirement with a demonstrable commitment to this focus of care. Preference will be given to applicants with clinical and research experience in pediatric palliative medicine. Responsibilities include the provision of pain and symptom management as well as supporting clinicians who care for children (both inpatient and outpatient) throughout the Maritime Provinces. Demonstrated interest in clinical research relevant to pediatric palliative care is an asset. Teaching opportunities abound within Dalhousie University, the IWK Health Centre, and more broadly throughout the urban and rural communities where care is collaboratively shared. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

If interested, please contact Dr. Geri Frager by e-mail, or send curriculum vitae and letter of interest by June 30, 2005 to: Dr. Gerri Frager Medical Director Pediatric Palliative Care IWK Health Centre, 5850 University Ave. PO Box 9700 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3K 6R8

Phoenix Children's Hospital is seeking a director of Pediatric Pain Management (2/22/2005)

Phoenix Children's Hospital is seeking a director of Pediatric Pain Management. The director will be responsible for developing an outpatient chronic pain program at Phoenix Children's Hospital. The director will work with five pediatric anesthesiologists and one pediatric nurse practitioner who currently care for hospitalized acute and chronic pain patients, and will be a partner in Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, Ltd., a large multispecialty anesthesia practice. Interested applicants should have fellowship training or equivalent experience in pediatric anesthesia and pain management. For more information, contact Dean Smith, MD, through Ginny Blossom, RN, at (602)262-8900, or by email .

Capital Hospice and Capital Palliative Care Consultants -
Medical Director Opportunities: Acute Care, Home Care, and Long Term Care

Capital Hospice, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit hospices in the US, is seeking physicians with a passion for transforming the quality of palliative care. Capital Hospice, an original demonstration site for the Medicare Hospice Benefit, continues to innovate with one of the largest hospice and palliative medicine physician practices in the US.