Physician – Palliative Care Campus Lead

Job Title: Physician – Palliative Care Campus Lead

Campus: Paoli Hospital 
Employment Type: Full-Time

Main Line Health is seeking a Palliative Care Physician to serve as the Campus Lead at Paoli Hospital, a key leadership role within our established, interdisciplinary palliative care program.

This is an inpatient-based position that combines clinical care with campus-level leadership. The Lead Physician functions as a clinical resource, team leader, and strategic partner, working closely with an experienced team of nurse practitioners, social workers, and hospice partners to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.

Unlike traditional lead roles, this position emphasizes collaboration, influence, and program advancement—supporting a mature team that practices with a high degree of autonomy.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide high-quality inpatient palliative care consults at Paoli Hospital
• Lead and participate in daily interdisciplinary team huddles, guiding care planning and consult distribution
• Manage an individual patient panel while supporting team-based care delivery
• Facilitate goals-of-care discussions, symptom management, and end-of-life care
• Collaborate with hospitalists, specialists, and care teams to optimize patient outcomes and transitions, including hospice

Leadership & Team Support

• Serve as the primary clinical leader and resource for the campus palliative care team
• Act as a liaison between palliative care, hospital-based physicians, and system leadership
• Support team development through mentorship, education, and role modeling (no co-signing of APP notes/orders required)
• Promote efficient workflows, communication, and best practices across the team
• Contribute to a high-functioning, collaborative team culture

Program Development

• Partner with system leadership to advance the palliative care program, including future expansion into outpatient and post-acute settings
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, access, and quality of care
• Participate in educational initiatives, including lectures and interdisciplinary learning

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited institution.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Hospice & Palliative Medicine.
• Eligible for a Pennsylvania medical license.
• DEA license required.
• Excellent communication skills and a highly collaborative approach.

About Us:

Main Line Health (MLH) is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. At its core are four respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier rehabilitation hospitals, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital. MLH also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, six outpatient health centers, and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research.

We recognize that our people are the most important asset we have so we believe in fostering a work environment of collaboration, participation, and respect. Main Line Health is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about life at Main Line Health, follow @mainlinehealthcareers on Instagram and Facebook.

Interested candidates should contact:

Chanel Smith

Physician Recruitment

SmithCha@mlhs.org