Hospice Physician - Hospice Services
Hospice Physician - Hospice Services
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BAYADA Hospice is immediately seeking a part time Hospice Associate Medical Directorto join our Joplin Missouri Hospice team.
BAYADA Hospice provides the highest quality endoflife care so our patients can remain at home with comfort grace and dignity. With a variety of care and comfort services delivered through an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers the goal of hospice is to support a patients quality of are currently hiring a part time Hospice Associate Medical Director to join our team of dedicated compassionate caregivers to collaborate with office and field staff to ensure excellent client service clinical care quality and adherence to policies procedures hospice eligibility documentation and Medicare Conditions of Participation. You will have the opportunity to improve access to hospice services through business development networking and educational outreach to physicians hospitals facilities and community groups.
We want you to leverage your compassion for patients and families collaborative nature and strong sense of integrity as a key member of the BAYADA team! You will have ample support while doing rewarding work and continuing to be challenged.
Primary Responsibilities for a Hospice Physician:
- Oversee coordinate review and evaluate the medical care provided to Hospice patients
- Manage terminal illness and conditions related to the terminal illness of Hospice patients
- Assist with admissions and discharges
- Document patient care services and all other treatment services rendered in accordance with policies and procedures and Medicare rules
- Serve as a key medical resource to hospice staff patients families and attending physicians regarding pain and symptom control management
- Function as the attending physician as needed
- Provide hospice and/or palliative care consultations pursuant to the attending physicians orders or as requested; provide visits to Hospice patients
- Participate as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team
- Facilitate family meetings
- Actively participate in Hospices senior leadership meetings and strategic planning
- Some oncall required (by phone only)
Minimum Qualifications for a Hospice Physician:
- Licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy without restriction in the state of MO. Proof of current licensure will be required
- Graduate of an accredited and approved medical program as required based on MOstate regulations
- Board certification in internal medicine family medicine emergency medicine preferred
- Specialty board certification in hospice and palliative care preferred
- Minimum of two 2 years of recent verifiable related clinical experience preferably at least one 1 year in hospice palliative and/or home care
- Must maintain a valid registration with the DEA and any applicable state agency without limitation to prescribe under such registration. Will provide proof of such registration upon request
- Must remain a qualified Medicare and Medicaid provider
- Will maintain unrestricted medical staff membership and clinical admitting privileges at any of Hospices inpatient contracts
Why youll love BAYADA:
- BAYADA Home Health Care offers the stability and structure of a national company with the values and culture of a familyowned business.
- Place to Work for Diversity 2023
- Newsweek Best Place to Work for Women 2023
- Newsweek Best Place to Work (overall) 2024
- Newsweek Best Place to Work for Women and Families 2023
Established in 1975 BAYADA is a nonprofit organization that has never been sold caring for an average of 44000 clients weekly with 31500 employees onboard. BAYADA is serving clients in 21 states 373 offices 6 countries and growing!!!
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Employment Type
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