Palliative Care Physician

Palliative CareNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Requirements

University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center (UMSJMC), a member of the University of Maryland Medical System and located in Towson, Maryland, is looking for a BE/BC Palliative Care Physician to join it’s team.

SJMC is a CMS 5-Star hospital and ranked the #1 community hospital in Maryland by the U.S. News and World Report.

Palliative is an established and successful program of 3 Physicians, 2 NP’s, and one social worker.

The Palliative Care program is being developed as a designated clinical service line supporting the care delivery across the horizontal continuum of care.

We provide Inpatient consults and an outpatient clinic that supports primary care physicians and outpatient specialists.

  • We identify opportunities to improve the patient and family care experience.
  • Inpatient and outpatient consults are for management of symptoms, advanced care planning, challenges of complex chronic medical and social issues
  • Call coverage is shared.

As a University of Maryland Medical System provider, you can expect:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid malpractice insurance
  • Generous paid time off
  • CME leave and CME allowance
  • Retirement plan – 403-B with employer match

Be part of a rich tradition of Medicine while shaping the future of care delivery.

A community hospital located in Towson, MD, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) is a 218-bed Catholic hospital with more than 700 physicians on the medical staff. Its numerous areas of specialization include cardiology and cardiac surgery, cancer, orthopaedics, emergency care, obstetrics and gynecology, surgical services, diabetes, psychiatric services and wound healing.

UMMS hospitals and health care facilities are equal opportunity employers and proud of an environment of diversity.

  • Work Experience
  • License to practice medicine in the state of Maryland
  • Successful completion of Palliative Care fellowship
  • BE/BC in Palliative Care

Key Responsibilities

Provide inpatient and outpatient palliative care consultations focused on symptom management, advance care planning, and complex chronic medical and social issues. Help improve the care experience for patients and families while supporting care delivery across the continuum, with shared call coverage.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Maryland medical license, have successfully completed a palliative care fellowship, and be board eligible or board certified in palliative care. The posting does not specify a minimum number of years of experience.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient ConsultationOutpatient ConsultationComplex Chronic CareInterdisciplinary CollaborationPhysician Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Palliative Care Physician at University of Maryland Medical System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Palliative Care — ranked against 88 active Palliative Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Palliative Care — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Palliative Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in palliative careranked against 88 Palliative Care listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPalliative Care median $273k (middle half $220k–$280k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland Physician listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 9% offer loan repayment387 active listings, Nov 2026
Palliative Care hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 54 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 18 postings, 41 closed
New Palliative Care listings150 in the last 30 days78 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (88 Palliative Care listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Palliative Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 88 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About University of Maryland Medical System

Hospitals and Health Care
Baltimore, MD
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Salary
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid malpractice insurance
Generous paid time off
CME leave and CME allowance
Retirement plan – 403-B with employer match

Living in Towson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$423k
Typical market rent
$1,871/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.