Clinical Positions in Palliative Care - Santa Barbara​/San Luis Obispo

Position overview

Salary range:
The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step  Table 5. The salary range for this position is $142,100-$429,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Open date: July 1, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The UCLA Palliative Care Program is seeking a dynamic full-time outpatient Palliative Care physician to support our UCLA Hematology-Oncology clinics serving the Ventura/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo region. The position will divide clinical time between the Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo office sites. Candidates must have strong interpersonal, clinical skills and will have opportunities for teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.

Position includes outpatient clinical service and potential for home palliative medicine visits in the future. The successful applicant will enjoy a full-time faculty appointment in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine  M.D. or D.O. is required. A California medical license is required.

Candidate must be board eligible or board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. Please read more about this program at UCLA Cultural North Star.

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct.

Basic qualifications

An M.D. or D.O. is required.

Additional qualifications

A California medical license is required. Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated CV.
• UCLA Mission Statement - The mission of the University and the goals of UCLA as described in its strategic plan. Include reflections on teaching, scholarship, and service as applicable to the position.

Include other documents as requested by the application portal.

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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining misconduct. UC policies on misconduct and nondiscrimination apply.

Santa Barbara, California