Palliative Care Physician
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Job Title: Palliative Care Physician
Location: York, PA
Employment Type: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
What You Can Expect at Your Practice
- Established palliative care program that is part of a larger system-wide
Palliative Medicine team.
- Fully consultative practice with no admitting or discharging responsibilities.
- Approximately 75% inpatient and 25% outpatient care with flexibility based on physician interests and program needs.
- Growing and increasingly complex medical environment with expanding ICU services in York.
- Five dedicated Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) supporting the York program.
- Collaborative team-based model with cross coverage support and dedicated
Nurse Coordinator assistance.
- Utilization of Epic EMR with ambient AI documentation technology (Art for
Chart).
- Work alongside and mentor Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents.
Why Join Us?
- Flexible scheduling and strong work-life balance.
- Robust APP and nursing support infrastructure.
- Collaborative interdisciplinary culture.
- Expanding healthcare market with increasing clinical complexity.
- Meaningful work improving quality of life for patients and families.
First in Class Benefits
- Parental Leave up to 4 weeks
- Six weeks STO, plus 6 standard holidays
- Competitive compensation and incentive plan
- $5,500 CME allowance
What Sets Us Apart
- Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recently recognized WellSpan as one of
America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care for 2025 – a distinction
WellSpan has been honored with for the third year in a row!
- WellSpan Health has once again been recognized by the American Medical
Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ organization for its efforts to promote the wellbeing of its team members through targeted initiatives and programs that reduce burnout and stressors in the workplace
- WellSpan Well-being: We focus on promoting overall health and wellness. Our initiatives and activities provide resources and support to help individuals improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Discover Your Dream Location
York, PA
- Affordable and convenient location near the Maryland/ Pennsylvania line–
Hanover offers a low cost of living with easy access to major cities like
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., making it ideal for commuters and families.
- Outdoor recreation and community events – Residents enjoy scenic parks, the
Heritage Rail Trail for biking and hiking, and seasonal festivals like the
York Fair, America’s oldest fair.
Confidentially Connect with Our Recruiter
Name: Elyse Chadderdon
Email: echadderdon@wellspan.org
Website: joinwellspan.org
Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required or
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Required
Licenses
- Licensed Medical Physician and Surgeon Upon Hire Required or
- Licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Upon Hire Required
Courses and Training
- Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice or Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice or Internal Medicine. Upon
Hire Required And
- Hospice and Palliative Care Certification through the American Board of
Medical Specialties (ABMS) or if a DO, through the Osteopathic Board process.
Upon Hire Required And
- Completion of a Family Practice or Internal Medicine residency. Upon Hire
Required And
- Must qualify and be a member of the Medical Staff of the Hospital. Upon Hire
Required And
- Harvard Palliative Care Training. Upon Hire Required and
- Proof of Added Competency in Palliative Care (e. g., Decisions Near the End of
Life Faculty, EPEC faculty, CMEs related to Palliative Care/End of Life Care, other). Upon Hire Required
- Minimum of 15 CME/1 year in Palliative Care. Upon Hire Required
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Palliative Care Physician at WellSpan Health a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Palliative Care — ranked against 95 active Palliative Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Palliative Care — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$308k (373 salary observations; 2,528 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,888 salary observations; 57,204 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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