Hospice & Palliative Medicine Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
Job Overview
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Fredericksburg, VA
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Oct 09, 2026
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: Variable
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
Facility Information
- EMR System: Epic
- Support Staff: RNs: 1, MAs: 1, PA/NPs: 4, Office Staff: 2
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: No
Job Requirements
- Board: BC required (Eligible)
- Licenses: Licensed in VA
- Certifications: BLS
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide hospice and palliative medicine consultations for inpatients.
- Supervise and precept residents during clinical rounds.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for patient care.
- Manage symptom control and advance care planning.
- Document patient encounters in Epic EMR.
Key Responsibilities
Provide hospice and palliative medicine consultations for inpatients while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. Supervise and precept residents during clinical rounds and manage symptom control and advance care planning.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and hold a valid Virginia medical license. BLS certification is required, and the role involves documenting patient encounters in the Epic EMR system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Fredericksburg
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $419k
- Typical market rent
- $2,042/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.