# Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO) - South Dakota

**Company:** [Commonwealth Medical Services](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/keeTEXJ8MZmGdm2R5VUMJA.md)
**Location:** Rapid City, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** West - Monument Health

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## Description

### **Palliative Care Physician (MD/DO)**

### **Position Summary**

The Palliative Care Physician provides comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care focused on symptom management, psychosocial support, and alignment of medical care with patient goals and values. This role serves patients with serious or life-limiting illness across inpatient and outpatient settings, working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to enhance quality of life throughout the continuum of care.

### **Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

-   Evaluate and manage patients with serious, chronic, or life-limiting illnesses
-   Provide expert symptom management including pain, dyspnea, nausea, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and delirium
-   Conduct goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and family meetings
-   Provide inpatient palliative care consultation and/or outpatient palliative care clinic services
-   Collaborate with primary care, hospital medicine, oncology, critical care, and specialty teams
-   Support care coordination and transitions across care settings, including hospice referral when appropriate
-   Participate in interdisciplinary rounds with nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and case management
-   Educate patients, families, and healthcare teams regarding palliative care principles and services
-   Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
-   Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and outcomes initiatives
-   Supervise and educate residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, or trainees as applicable
-   Comply with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards

### **Qualifications**

-   Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical school
-   Completion of an accredited residency program (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or other primary specialty)
-   Completion of an accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship
-   Board-eligible or board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
-   Ability to obtain and maintain unrestricted state medical licensure
-   DEA registration or eligibility

### **Skills and Competencies**

-   Expertise in symptom management and complex care planning
-   Strong communication skills for goals-of-care and serious illness conversations
-   Ability to manage medically and psychosocially complex patients
-   Interdisciplinary collaboration and team leadership skills
-   Commitment to patient-centered, compassionate, and evidence-based care

### **Work Environment**

-   Hospital inpatient units, outpatient palliative care clinics, and community-based settings
-   Schedule may include weekday clinical coverage with limited call depending on program structure

### **Physical Requirements**

-   Ability to sit, stand, and move throughout clinical environments
-   Manual dexterity for examinations and clinical tasks
-   Visual and auditory acuity sufficient for patient assessment and communication