Assistant Medical Director
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Doctor/Physician
Healthcare Consultant
PRN Assistant Medical Director
Serenity Hospice is seeking a contract Physician for the PRN Assistant Medical Director role with our Salem, Oregon team.
The Assistant Medical Director is a hospice physician who plans, develops, coordinates, monitors, and ensures palliative care standards for hospice patients. This is accomplished through collaboration with the hospice team and community physicians.
The Assistant Medical Director is an active proponent of hospice care and assists the agency in educating facilities, community groups and other physicians about hospice services. The Assistant Medical Director is responsible for the direction and quality of the medical component of the care provided to the patient by the hospice care team.
Essential duties include certifying and recertifying patients' medical eligibility for hospice services, attending all Interdisciplinary Group Meetings, providing face to face medical assessments, providing care to hospice patients in various settings, documenting certifications and assessments, demonstrating exceptional service, providing consultations with attending physicians, acting as a medical liaison with community physicians, providing 24hr/7 day on-call coverage, participating in Quarterly PI meetings, assisting with community education, participating in sales calls, and making public speaking engagements.
Position requirements include a graduate of an accredited school of medicine with a current license as a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy in the state(s) of practice, at least one year of demonstrated work experience in hospice or in another setting managing the care of terminally ill patients, understanding of hospice philosophy, issues of death/dying, and palliative care principles, admission privileges at one or more hospitals in the hospice's geographical service area, a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order, excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communications, and the ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
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