Hospice/Palliative Medicine Physician

AdventHealth Hospice Care is seeking an Associate Medical Director to oversee the medical components of the hospice plan of care for each patient admitted to their team and to provide leadership and guidance to the hospice staff physicians.

As leader of their care team, this physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team will focus on collaboration and delivering the highest level of patient care. Our interdisciplinary teams consist of: RN Case Manager, CNA, Social Worker, Patient Care Manager and Chaplain. The physician will manage and have oversight of patients within Long Term Care facilities along with oversight of patients in their home throughout the noted service area of Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties.

As a leader amongst the staff physicians, this physician will oversee administration of medical services for the hospice program.

Job Requirements

Requirements for this position:

• MD or DO

• Ability to receive an unrestricted Florida Medical License

• Preferred but not required: Board certification or training in Hospice and Palliative Care

• Eligible to participate as a provider in the Medicare and Medicaid programs (including any successor program to either)

Summary of responsibilities (not limited to the following):

• Team physicians are responsible for the management of patients on 2 teams, including managing medication needs/cost per patient. Each team consists of 70-90 patients

• Monday Friday 8am-5pm schedule, primarily managing patient care over the phone: will rotate nights and weekend call coverage

• Responsible for medication management including e-prescribing of medications daily

• Attends weekly team meetings as the medical director of the team, reviewing all patient management needs

• Completing all certificates of terminal illness narratives for the team for each new admission

• Completing death certificates for patients assigned to team

• Receives calls from admission nurses and patient care managers regarding eligibility, orders, and plan of care

• Manages family matters including family conferences relating to current patients

• Communicates with team members and community physicians in regards to current and future patients

• Conducting visits to patients in their home or long-term care setting on an as needed basis

• Completing audits of clinical documentation and treatment plans of staff physicians

• Provides medical expertise and education to staff physicians and care teams

• Assists in developing, drafting, and implementing protocols and policies for the program including, but not limited to admission, discharge and recertification criteria, and patient care standards to ensure clinical practices are compliant with federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations

• Acts as backup medical director to oversee administration of medical service for hospice program as needed