Palliative Care and Geriatrics Academic Program Director Physician – Hudson, FL Full-Time

HCA Florida Bayonet Hospital, is seeking a Hospice and Palliative Care and Geriatric Program Director to oversee our two fellowship programs.

The Program Director is responsible for the leadership, organization, operation and the general administration of the program.  The Program Director will have the responsibility, authority, and accountability for the operations of the program, in compliance with applicable ACGME and American Board of Medical Specialties regulations and requirements. In this role, the Program Director will be part of the overall Graduate Medical Education leadership within the HCA Healthcare West Florida Division and will collaborate with other Program Directors, GME Directors, Hospital Leadership, and a variety of other stakeholders to assure the highest quality of education and the program.

Qualified Candidates:  It will be required that the Program Director is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in both Hospice and Palliative Care and Geriatrics, and will obtain a License to practice medicine in Florida.
The ideal candidate has at least three [3] years of clinical experience in an academic/teaching environment, and has demonstrated involvement in medical education leadership, as well as active involvement in research and scholarship over the past 5 years.
**Candidates with experience as Program Director, APD, and/or Core Faculty with leadership involvement are strongly preferred.

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• This is an employed position with HCA Healthcare
• Competitive salary driven by MGMA data and industry benchmarking
• Benefit offerings for you and your loved ones: health, dental, vision & pharmacy
• 401k and stock options
• CME allowance
• Malpractice coverage with tail coverage

About HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital:

• HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital is a 320-bed acute care hospital and Level II Trauma Center located in Hudson, and home of the nationally acclaimed Heart Institute.
• New Tower expected to add 102 additional In-patient beds (total 392 Beds to be completed on 2023)
• The GME teaching hospital Currently training 175 residents and has achieved distinction as a certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center, Chest Pain Center with PCI, accredited Arrhythmic Center or Florida (SCPC) and Accredited with Commendation Community Cancer Program (CoC)
• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Statutory Teaching Hospital
• Adult Cardiac Surgery & Cardiovascular Services
• Accredited Community Cancer Program – American College of Surgeons
• Named among the top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety Award for five years in a Row (2017- 2021) by Healthgrades
• Recognized by Healthgrades as one of the Top 100 Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery and Prostate Surgeries in 2021.

Hudson, Florida, is situated along the Nature Coast of Florida over-looking the beautiful blue-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.  Just a short distance north of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Making traveling to local area attractions quick and easy. Only 1:30 min away from Orlando main attractions.

Tagged as: Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, Palliative Care