Physician Associate Medical Director Hospice
Required skills
- Hospice experience
- Physician Associate
- Medical Director
- Hospice
- Palliative Care
- IDG meetings
- on call
- pain and symptoms management
- terminal prognosis
- recertification
Role summary
AseraCare DBA Amedisys Hospice is seeking a Physician Associate Medical Director for a PRN/1099 position. This role requires hospice experience and involves assisting with IDG meetings and rotational on-call duties, approximately 10-15 hours per month. The Medical Director will function as a consultant to patients, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team, ensuring quality palliative care, pain and symptom management, and appropriate evaluation of terminal prognosis. Responsibilities include serving on the Professional Advisory Committee and conducting educational seminars. Candidates must possess a medical degree, a current state medical license, CPR certification, be a member of a hospital medical staff, and have a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. Board certification in hospice and palliative care is preferred.
AseraCare DBA Amedisys Hospice Physician Associate Medical Director Hospice PRN/1099 Must have Hospice experience *** This is not a remote position***Responsibilities:
- Assist with IDG meetings and rotational on call
Hours: Approx 10 - 15 hours per month
Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospice? If so, we invite you to join our team at Amedisys, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S. Why AmedisysYou will be leading a team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families providing much needed care where they want to be - in their homes.Responsibilities
Function as a consultant to patients, physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team to assure provision of quality of palliative care including pain and symptoms management as you collaborate with the patients' attending physician.
Assure appropriate evaluation, certification, and recertification of terminal prognosis at the time of admission and at the end of each certification period.
Serve as the physician member of the Professional Advisory Committee.
Conduct educational seminars, in-services and presentations to physicians, nurses, and other health care audiences to improve quality of patient care and promote hospice services and increase access to patients.
Available for in-house or phone consultation for acute patient clinical problems that cannot be resolved through staff, directors and primary or on-call physician and available for consultation or joint visits in hospital or home when indicated.
Qualifications
Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited medical school.
Board certification in hospice and palliative care is preferred but not required. Experienced physicians with a passion for working with patients in hospice and palliative care are welcome to apply.
Current and unencumbered license to practice specific to that state you are assigned to work.
Membership in good standing on the medical staff of at least one contracted hospital.
Current CPR certification.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.
