Additional Information About the Role
Hospice & Palliative Care Physician
Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a Hospice & Palliative Care Physician to join an established, highly collaborative interdisciplinary team. This opportunity is ideal for a clinician-educator who enjoys teaching Internal Medicine residents, leading complex goals-of-care conversations, and helping shape the future of palliative medicine within a respected regional health system.
This is a replacement position due to a planned retirement, offering exceptional continuity, strong institutional support, and the opportunity to step into a well-established practice with immediate impact.
- Established inpatient palliative care program
- Direct teaching and supervision of Internal Medicine residents
- Dedicated support from APPs, social workers, and chaplaincy
- Close partnership with BJC Hospice for seamless continuity of care
- Access to division-wide educational resources, case conferences, and mentorship
- Opportunities for curriculum development, APP education, and program-building initiatives
- Collaborative physician culture with strong leadership support
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Passion for resident education and mentorship
- Comfortable independently supervising and evaluating trainees
- Strong communication skills and clinical maturity
- Interest in leadership, program development, and interdisciplinary care
Located in West St. Louis County, Missouri Baptist Medical Center is one of the region's most respected community hospitals and part of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest integrated health systems in the Midwest. The hospital is consistently recognized among the top hospitals in the St. Louis region and provides physicians with the resources of a major health system while maintaining a collegial, physician-focused culture.
If you're seeking a role that combines meaningful patient care, resident education, and long-term professional growth within a supportive and established program, we invite you
Overview
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Ensures optimal care and promotes safety of patients admitted to assigned service in cooperation with the private attending staff and nursing staff. Communicates with staff, patients, and families.
Responsibilities
- Manages the medical care of assigned patients.
- Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the health care team to ensure excellent clinical outcomes.
- Performs and documents histories and physicals in the patient's medical record as required by hospital by-laws.
- Supervises and instructs medical students and residents assigned to service. Assists in the learning needs of residents and students as assessed.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Experience
Supervisor Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
- Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
