Hospice Medical Director - Contracted Services

Overview

We are looking for a Hospice Medical Director to join our Kingsport team. This Hospice Medical Director:

• Serves as a medical resource to hospice team, patients, families, and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom management.
• Attends, participates, and collaborates the IDG meetings to ensure that the medical needs of the patients are met.
• Provides oversight of the plan of care.
• Partners with the patient’s attending medical director/physician to develop and update the plan of care.
• Certifies patient meets the medical criteria for hospice admission. Signs appropriate documentation to indicate the approval of the admission.
• Partners with the Admission Team to provide guidance and support.
• Reviews clinical information prior to the recertification period and provides written recertification of terminal illness for subsequent benefit periods.

• Doctoral Degree in medicine (M.D.) or (D.O.) and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.
• Should possess exemplary leadership skills with a passion for optimizing the care of patients with hospice and palliative care needs.
• Possesses a reputation and positive image in the community as an authority in hospice and palliative medicine.
• Is familiar and skilled with working with an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience with and ability to work within a distributed physician medical staff (or similar) structure.
• Current and valid National Provider Identifier (NPI).

• This is a job notification only. The Medical Director will not be an employee of Gentiva. The Medical Director will invoice Gentiva for services rendered.

• This is a safety-sensitive position.
• We are proud to be an EEO employer.
• We maintain a drug-free workplace.

Related Job Titles

Hospice Medical Director, Hospice MD, Hospice Physician

ReqID:
Category:
Corporate
Position Type:
Flex/Per Diem
Company:
Gentiva Hospice