Palliative Care Physician

Responsibility
The hospice and palliative care physician provide clinical services that reflect the organization’s
philosophy and mission; to provide dignity, compassion and comfort for persons on the journey to life’s
end. The care will reduce the physical, psychosocial and spiritual suffering and increase the quality of life
for hospice patients and families.
As a member of the Medical Unit, the physician works under the direction and the supervision of the
Medical Director regarding all medical issues. He/ She will also be guided and directed by the Medical
Director, in providing skilled medical assessment, planning and care provision in order to maximize the
comfort and health of patients and families.
The palliative care physician is responsible for identifying patient/ family needs and for providing
supportive care in accordance with the plan of care set with the hospice Nurse.

Functions
Under the supervision of the Medical Director and in coordination with the head of the Nursing Unit, and
in accordance with the Practice Policy and clinical practice policies, the physician is expected to provide
home-based palliative care medical services and carry out the following tasks:
1. Clinical tasks

- Supervises the medical admission evaluation to determine Goals of care, care plan, and
monitoring of plan implementation.
- Ensures that the care plan for patients encompasses the ethics and values of palliative
care,
- Coordinates the care plan with the primary physicians of the patients.
- Provides medical advice and prescriptions for SANAD’s patients,
- Evaluates the effects of the care given and regularly reevaluates the patients’ needs in
coordination with the nurse in charge,
- Attends regular and periodic meetings with the Medical Unit and the Interdisciplinary
Team to ensure implementation of the internal service policies.
- Is available for the Nurse/s on as deemed necessary or urgent by the Nurse/s.
- Participates, when possible and needed, in related conferences, trainings, workshops and
study groups to enhance his/her experience and, in turn share all findings with the
hospice team,
- Ensure timely documentation of patients’ files.

Non-clinical
The physician may be invited to take part in the organization’s training and awareness raising projects as
needed.
Qualifications:

- Medical degree from an accredited School of Medicine
- Current license to practice medicine in Lebanon with a minimum of 2 years experience.
- Experience in hospice and palliative care strongly preferred
- Able to communicate effectively in Arabic and in English, both verbally and in writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills

Interested candidates are requested to send their CV and cover letter to hr@sanadhospice.org , mentioning PC Physician in the subject line.

Interested candidates are requested to send their CV and cover letter to hr@sanadhospice.org , mentioning PC Physician in the subject line.