Palliative Care, MD | West Texas

Job Description

Palliative Care

Midland Health is seeking a Board-Certified/Eligible Palliative Care Physician passionate to help develop and grow a young program of serious illness. Midland Inpatient Medical Associates (MIMA) is currently serving the Permian Basin and its surrounding communities at Midland Memorial Hospital, with catchment area boasting 450,00 people.

Qualifications:

• BE/BC
• Possess an unrestricted Texas Medical License or be eligible to be licensed in the state of Texas.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to communicate with various departments
• Collaborate with physicians of other specialties within the community and provide on-call services as scheduled by the Group for patients of such other physicians
• Partner with various providers to improve primary palliative care by educating providers in skilled, evidenced -based and compassionate management as well as communication about serious illness

Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Sign-On Bonus
• Start Bonus
• Performance Incentive Bonus
• PTO
• Relocation Assistance
• Cerner Hospital EMR
• CME Allowance
• Paid Medical Malpractice

Organization: 

Midland Health is an award-winning integrated delivery system and recognized as one of Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in 2023 & 2024. Midland Health is the area's preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 440 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 55 specialties in numerous locations serving the entire Permian Basin. West Texas Orthopedics is a physician led group with its own board of directors.

Community Description:

The city of Midland, Texas, sits in the Permian Basin of West Texas – the heart of one of the most prolific oil and gas producing basins in the world. Midland and its close neighbor, Odessa, boast a population of 350,000 with patient service area of approximately 450,000. Midland International Airport is serviced by Southwest, United and American Airlines. With non-stops to six major cities – Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Austin, and Phoenix – you can be anywhere in the world in mere hours.

Midland is known for its friendly, family-oriented, fun-loving, and generous community. Midland has everything from Broadway plays at the Wagner Noel to country music concerts, local authentic restaurants, and thriving renovated downtown.

For additional information, please contact:

Kennedy Coffman, Manager of Physician Recruitment & Relations at kennedy.coffman@midlandhealth.org