Jefferson Health
Palliative Care Physician
Gloucester County, NJ · Full-time · Posted Feb 23, 2026
- Experience
- 2 years of post-fellowship clinical experience is strongly preferred; no minimum required years stated.
- Education
- MD or DO; completion of residency and an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship.
About the job
Provides outpatient palliative and supportive oncology care for patients with cancer, while contributing to clinical research, education, and quality improvement across Jefferson Health sites.
What you'll do
- Provide consultative and longitudinal care for cancer-related pain, complex symptoms, and other supportive care needs; support goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and hospice referrals.
- Collaborate with oncology teams and other professionals to integrate supportive care throughout the cancer care continuum.
- Teach, support clinical research and trials, and participate in scholarly, quality-improvement, and patient-safety activities.
What they ask for
- MD or DO from an accredited institution; residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neurology, or a related applicable specialty.
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship.
- Board certification or eligibility in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABMS or AOA).
- Current unrestricted medical licenses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and a DEA license or eligibility to obtain one.
Nice to have
- 2 years of post-fellowship clinical experience in palliative medicine and/or supportive oncology.
- Experience in outpatient supportive oncology or palliative care in a comprehensive cancer center; interprofessional team experience is also noted.
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