Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport are currently seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician to join our team. This position will serve in the Department of Medicine under the direction of the Chair, Steven Bailey, MD. Must be BC/BE and be eligible for a Louisiana license.
Practicing and teaching the fundamental skills of palliative care, such as:
Enhancing the quality of life for patients and their families when confronting serious or life changing illness,Addressing complex symptom management,Minimizing other domains of human suffering by providing psychosocial, existential and spiritual support to patients and their families,Assisting with communication, advanced care planning and end-of-life decision making that addresses the values and goals of the patient,Ensuring a continuum of care across various clinical settings during the trajectory of illnessMa...