Inpatient Palliative Medicine Physician
Listed compensation
$125.00–$175.00 /hr
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Job Description
Wage Range: $125.00- $175.00 per hour
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Inpatient Palliative Medicine Physician (Per Diem) – Seattle Eastside/Kirkland, WA
EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA is recruiting for an Inpatient Palliative Medicine Physician to join our exceptional, expanding Palliative Medicine team. Join a dynamic group of Palliative Medicine providers and interdisciplinary team members in a Seattle-area healthcare system recognized as a local leader in serious illness and end-of-life care.
Job Duties
- Provide Inpatient Palliative Medicine consultations and follow-up visits for hospitalized adults.
- Work with our vibrant interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine team and collegial hospitalists, intensivists, specialists, and hospital staff.
- Participate in a close working relationship with EvergreenHealth’s hospice providers and staff.
- Take advantage of abundant opportunities to advance Palliative Care locally, statewide, and nationally.
EvergreenHealth Medical Group (EHMG) is a physician-designed, physician-led group of 350+ EvergreenHealth primary care doctors and specialists who are employees of EvergreenHealth. EHMG includes 12 primary care practices, 48 specialty practices and teams of hospitalists and intensivists dedicated to in-patient care—all working alongside you in support of our patients who experience our highly collaborative, compassionate EHMG culture.
EvergreenHealth is located in Kirkland, WA. We are a physician-led, integrated health care system that serves nearly one million residents in King and Snohomish counties and offers a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region.
Our staff of 5,000 provides clinical excellence in over 80 specialties, including heart and vascular care, oncology, surgical care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s and children’s services, pulmonary care, infectious disease and travel medicine, and home care and hospice services.
Your personal and family needs will be fulfilled living in Kirkland, a vibrant waterfront destination with an unparalleled blend of outdoor recreation, art, dining and boutique shopping. Located on the shores of Lake Washington just east of Seattle, no other city in the Puget Sound region has as many waterfront parks and beaches as Kirkland.
Here are some of the prominent awards we've received in recent years:
"America’s 50 Best Hospitals" – Healthgrades
"Best Hospitals" – US News & World Report
“’A’ Rating for Patient Safety” – The Leapfrog Group
“5-Star Rating” – CMS Hospital Compare
Benefit Information
Choices that care for you and your family
At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- CME Allowance and Time Off
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Free parking
Commuter Benefits
- View a summary of our total rewards available to you as an EvergreenHealth team member by clicking on the link below.
- EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide
- For more information about working at EvergreenHealth please contact:
- Spencer Vaden
- Manager, Physician Recruitment
- EvergreenHealth Medical Group scvaden@evergreenhealth.com
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide Inpatient Palliative Medicine consultations and follow-up visits for hospitalized adults within a healthcare system recognized for serious illness and end-of-life care. This involves working closely with an interdisciplinary team, hospitalists, specialists, and hospice providers.
Requirements
Candidates must be physicians capable of providing inpatient palliative medicine services and collaborating effectively with various hospital staff and interdisciplinary teams. The role is part of an expanding Palliative Medicine group in the Seattle-area.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Palliative Care — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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