Clinical Positions in Palliative Care

Position overview

The posted UC salary scales https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  Table 5. The salary range for this position is $142,100-$429,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan  which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Open date: July 1, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Jan 2, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The UCLA Palliative Care Program has openings for full-time outpatient or inpatient Palliative Care physicians serving the Greater Los Angeles area, including Westwood, Santa Monica, Westlake Village, Santa Clarita, and the South Bay. Successful candidates will be part of an innovative care model with collaboration with Primary Care, Extensivist Medicine, and Hematology‑Oncology. Candidates must have strong interpersonal and clinical skills, and will have opportunities for teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.

Positions include outpatient clinical service and home palliative medicine visits, and may include some weeks attending on the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center consult services. The successful applicant will enjoy a full‑time faculty appointment in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine  M.D. or D.O. is required.

A California medical license is required. Candidate must be board eligible or board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct .

An M.D. or D.O. is required.

A California medical license is required.

Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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