Community Palliative Care Medical Director Leominster and Marlborough, MA

Community Palliative Care Medical Director

At UMass Memorial Health, we believe that exceptional palliative care enhances quality of life for patients and families facing serious illness. We are seeking a compassionate and innovative physician leader to serve as our Community Palliative Care Medical Director, providing clinical expertise while advancing the growth of palliative care services across Central Massachusetts.

This position offers the rare opportunity to lead a respected inpatient program in Leominster and develop a new inpatient program in Marlborough, creating lasting impact for patients, families, and care teams.

Key Highlights

• Join a thriving, multidisciplinary palliative care team that includes 8 physicians, 5 advanced practice clinicians, and talented, dedicated support staff.
• Drive the strategic growth and development of palliative care services across two community-based campuses.
• Shape a new palliative care program in Marlborough with strong organizational support and leadership engagement.
• Care for a diverse patient population with complex medical and psychosocial needs.
• Utilize Epic EMR and advanced technology tools that support efficient, coordinated care delivery.
• Participate in teaching and mentorship opportunities with residents and hospice and palliative medicine fellows.
• Benefit from strong administrative and operational support that promotes physician satisfaction and work-life balance.
• Enjoy a predictable Monday through Friday schedule with no weekends or holidays currently.
• Join a health system committed to innovation, quality outcomes, and compassionate, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Palliative Care with 5 years of Palliative Care experience
• Completed Palliative Care Fellowship training
• Must hold a MD or DO degree and qualify for a Massachusetts license

Top Tier Benefits to Reflect Your Value and Needs

• Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary with additional retirement plan options
• Tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness support, and PSLF-eligible employment
• Concierge services for relocation to include special mortgage promotions
• Professional liability insurance coverage of $5 million per claim and $10 million aggregate
• Organization-wide commitment to formal Clinician Wellness Program

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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