Physician - Outpatient Palliative Care-Oregon

Commonwealth Medical Services

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Medford, Oregon, US on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

Job Title: Outpatient Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO)

Position Summary:
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Outpatient Palliative Care Physician to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with serious or life-limiting illnesses. This physician will focus on symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, and coordination of care in an outpatient clinic setting, working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate and manage patients with serious or chronic illnesses in an outpatient palliative care setting.
  • Provide expert symptom management, including pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
  • Conduct goals-of-care conversations and advance care planning, including discussions regarding prognosis and treatment preferences.
  • Collaborate with primary care providers, specialists, social workers, nurses, and other interdisciplinary team members.
  • Support patients and families with complex medical decision-making and care coordination.
  • Refer and coordinate with hospice services and community resources as appropriate.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and continuing medical education.

Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
  • Completion of residency training in a relevant specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, or related field).
  • Board certification or eligibility in Palliative Medicine or primary specialty; fellowship training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine preferred.
  • Active medical license to practice in the state of employment.
  • Strong communication skills, empathy, and experience managing complex chronic illness.

Work Environment:

  • Outpatient clinic setting with potential for interdisciplinary team-based care.
  • Primarily weekday schedule with limited or no inpatient responsibilities.
  • Collaborative and supportive clinical environment.

Requirements

Must maintain state certification and/or licensure.

About this role

Summary

Provide outpatient palliative care focusing on symptom management, goals-of-care, and patient coordination.

Job title

Outpatient Palliative Care Physician

Experience level

professional level

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Medford, Oregon; remote not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

medical licenseMD or DOresidency trainingboard certification or eligibility

Preferred skills

fellowship in hospice and palliative medicinecommunication skillsempathy

Specializations

palliative caresymptom managementchronic illnessgoals-of-careinterdisciplinary team
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Medford, OR, USA

On-site City