Palliative Care Physician

Overview

Palliative Care Physician Career Opportunity – Louisville, KY. Norton Palliative Care, a part of Norton Healthcare, is seeking a board-certified and fellowship-trained palliative care physician to join its growing team. Norton Palliative Care currently provides services at 3 facilities, with plans to expand to other facilities. This is a team of collaborative health care providers offering inpatient and outpatient services to our patients.

The ideal candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and palliative care nurses. The team has access to hundreds of specialists, including board-certified and fellowship-trained oncologists and researchers. This group completes an average of 10,800 patient visits a year.

Palliative care providers work with several service lines across the Norton Healthcare system to partner on palliative care services with hospitalists; intensivists; hospice providers; and emergency room, pulmonary, cardiovascular and cardiology providers. They also collaborate with Norton Cancer Institute Resource Centers and Norton Healthcare's behavioral oncology and supportive care programs.

• Must be fellowship-trained, board certified or board eligible
• Primary work schedule is Monday through Friday
• Team of seven days on/seven days off advanced practice providers at each facility provide full-time coverage and cover after-hours calls
• Inpatient and outpatient care settings
• Work with nationally accredited services including Commission on Cancer-accredited Norton Cancer Institute and DNV Healthcare-accredited Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program
• Norton Cancer Institute is one of the largest comprehensive oncology practices in the region, offering medical oncology/hematology, radiation oncology, gynecologic oncology, neuro-oncology, surgical oncology, orthopedic oncology, oncologic dermatology, behavioral oncology and genetic counseling services
• Competitive salary, opportunities for quality, sign-on and/or retention bonuses
• Relocation assistance available for those who qualify
• Norton Healthcare employee benefits, including paid malpractice insurance and retirement contributions

• Market share leader in the region
• Strong support network of advanced practice providers, nurse navigators, educators and social workers
• Continued investment in technology and physical spaces for improved patient care environments
• Since 2018, five of Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute designated as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
• Named to Forbes list of Americas Best Large Employers for 2025
• Named among the nations top workplaces for disability inclusion in the Disability Equality Index for 2022 through 2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.